Southern Africa: Blow to Namibia – Shell to Write Down $400 Million On Oil Discovery/in /by
[Namibian] Shell will write down around $400 million over an oil discovery offshore Namibia it deemed commercially unviable.
Paris trial: Sarkozy accuses opponents of orchestrating conspiracy/in /by
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy strongly condemned a “conspiracy” he claimed was orchestrated by “liars and crooks ” during a Paris trial on Thursday regarding the supposed illegal funding of his 2007 presidential campaign by the Libyan regime under former leader Moammar Gadhafi.
“I miss him”, said joe Biden at Jimmy Carter’s eulogy/in /by
Biden said the former president taught him the imperative that "everyone should be treated with dignity and respect."
From hijabs to hiking: muslim women embrace the great outdoors/in /by
Makiya Amin raced down an icy slope, navigating jumps and bumps during her inaugural snow tubing experience at a Minnesota park on a frigid January morning, with temperatures plummeting to -18 degrees Celsius.
UK Prime Minister’s plan to tackle people-smuggling operations/in /by
The Prime Minister of the UK announced that his administration will implement sanctions against individuals involved in people-smuggling operations that transport migrants across the English Channel in unsafe boats.
Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon’s president/in /by
Aoun’s election comes at a critical time for the crisis-stricken nation, which is grappling with political instability, economic collapse, and the aftermath of a 14-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
CAF Champions League: MC Algiers and TP Mazembe Prepare for a Crucial Clash/in /by
With both sides determined to secure valuable points, the clash promises to be a thrilling contest that could shape the dynamics of their CAF Champions League group.
Nigeria: As We Ramp Up Petrol Supply, We Must Address Infrastructure Deficit/in /by
[Daily Trust] Nigeria in December 2024 broke an age-long jinx of perennial end-of-year shortage of petroleum products. It had become an albatross that hung on the nation over decades, usually destabilising economic and social activities. Long queues at petrol stations marked the shortage, while a few meters away hawkers made brisk business selling the very product for which motorists languished under the sun.
Guinean government responds to sentencing of MoDeL leader Aliou Bah/in /by
The Guinean government, through its spokesman, has commented on the sentencing of Aliou Bah, leader of the MoDeL party (Mouvement Démocratique Libéral) to two years' imprisonment for “offending” President Mamadi Doumbouya.
South Sudan: South Sudan Announces Plan to Resume Oil Production/in /by
[VOA] Juba -- South Sudan announced early this week its plan to produce at least 90,000 barrels of crude oil per day as the country resumes normal production. This comes after oil supply to international markets were cut off last February because of the ongoing conflict in Sudan.