here's your latest african news sudan the african union has suspended sudan over a military coup
the african union has said it suspended sudan from all its activities after the country's military
overthrew the civilian-led transitional government in a coup the african union political affairs
peace and security on wednesday tweeted the news of the suspension an expected move typically taken
in the wake of military coups in a communique the pan-african bodies say that suspension will
be in place until the effective restoration of the transitional authority steering the country
towards election it came as a world bank also on wednesday suspended aid to sudan following
the military takeover meanwhile state oil company workers and doctors said they would join a growing
campaign of civil disobedience called by a collision of unions against the power grab
libya un-us-sanctioned libyan officials over human trafficking
the united nations security council and the united states have imposed sanctions on a libyan official
over their alleged abuse and torture of migrants in a detention center the security council and the
usaid in a separate statement late tuesday that osama alcune is the de facto head of a detention
center in the north african nation migrants there are said to have been subjected to torture sexual
and gender-based violence and human trafficking the detention center is located in the western
town of zarwia home of two of the country's most wanted human traffickers abdel rahman milad and
militia leader mohammed kachlov both millard and katzloff were sanctioned by the security council
in 2018 over allegations of human trafficking and abuse of migrants in its statement tuesday the un
sanctions committee said alconi and i quote has acted for or on behalf of or at the direction end
quote of milad and katzlov kenya kenya to convert oil plants to lng in a climate friendly grid push
kenya plans to retire or convert heavy fuel oil-fired power plants to use liquefied natural
gas by 2030 as the nation pursues a cleaner energy path to 100 climate-friendly grid state-owned
kenya electricity generating co or kenjin is conducting a feasibility study on reconfiguring
the thermal plant powers that currently accounts for about seven percent of the grid load the move
is part of the east african nation's target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. the
plan seeks to consolidate kenya's position as a leader in clean energy with 90 percent of its grid
already renewable and it is in line with president hurry kenyatta's push for investment in a sector
that's based on expensive technology africa has suffered the brunt of climate change despite
producing less than five percent of the world's greenhouse gases east africa verdict on eac
admission of drc set for november the democratic republic of congo's bid during the east african
community has passed the technical committee stage with the regional council of ministers expected to
deliver the final verdict this november the eac technical experts have been reviewing a report to
their mission tasked with verifying the readiness of the democratic republic of congo the report
touches on the social economic and political compliance of the country with the treaty
establishing the eac under the eac treaty criteria for admission of new countries include acceptance
of the community as set out in the treaty adherence to universally acceptable principles
of good governance democracy and the rule of law and observing human rights and social justice
the ministers appointed a verification mission to review drc's current status in international law
and establish its level of conformity with the criteria of admission as provided in the eac
treaty trade with king shasa is dominated by china south africa zambia belgium and india with china
taking 31 percent an equivalent of 2 billion dollars of the congo's total imports in 2019
nigeria the paris museum exhibits benin's treasure for the last time in a move with potential
ramifications for other european museums france is displaying 26 looted colonial era artifacts
for one last time before returning them to benin the works are exhibited at the museum in paris one
last time after almost 130 years abroad the pieces were taken from benin during the colonization wars
over a century ago a royal throne three wooden anthromorphic statues four doors from the abomi
palace amongst other pieces that make up this unique collection also known as their bomby
treasures two curators from benin have been in france for over a week to organize the return
of the treasures the collection also includes pieces that were never exhibited before since
2019 apart from benin another six countries have submitted requests to have works of art returned
to their respective home countries the list of countries include senegal courtyard ethiopia
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