Russia battles blaze after Iran explosion/in /by
Massive Russian firefighting airtankers have dropped over 130 tons of water on Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port, following a deadly explosion last Saturday
Libya hosts African volleyball championship/in /by
Libya is making a bold return to African sports with the 46th African Men’s Volleyball Clubs Championship currently underway in Misrata. The event brings together 23 clubs from nine African nations, including Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Kenya — and showcases not only athletic talent but also a nati
Human rights in crisis: Amnesty sounds alarm over global decline/in /by
Amnesty International has warned of the deteriorating global human rights crisis as the ‘Trump effect’ accelerates destructive trends.
Namibia: Bank Windhoek Ready to Support Oil and Gas Value Chain/in /by
[New Era] Bank Windhoek's managing director Baronice Hans said the bank remains firmly committed to promoting sustainable solutions in all its financing and investment decisions around the oil and gas value chain.
Nigeria: Troops Arrest Oil Thieves, Deactivate Illegal Refineries in N/Delta/in /by
[Daily Trust] Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 23 suspected oil thieves and deactivated 13 artisanal refineries during intensified operations across the Niger Delta region.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Q1 2025 Non-Oil Export Increases By 24.75 Percent, Valued At $1.791 Billion/in /by
[Premium Times] The Nigeria Export Promotion Council says it is working with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to further increase non-oil exports.
Ukraine dismisses Russia’s ceasefire offer, demands longer truce/in /by
The Kremlin said the truce, ordered on “humanitarian grounds,” will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow's defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against Starlinks/in /by
Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.
Residents evacuated from nearly 200 Cape Town homes as wildfire rages/in /by
Residents in Cape Town, South Africa haven been evacuated from at least 198 households, including 48 residents who require special care, as a wildfire, which broke out in Table Mountain National Park on Sunday, and spread to the city's southern suburb of Tokai.
Spain, Portugal restore electricity supply after outage/in /by
By 6:30 a.m., more than 99% of energy demand in Spain had been restored, the country's electricity operator Red Eléctrica said Tuesday