Nigeria: 60 Confirmed Dead in Niger Petrol Tanker Explosion/in /by
[Premium Times] Kumar Tsukwam, the Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), gave the update on the accident.
Nigeria: Death Toll in Nigeria Tanker Truck Blast Rises to 86/in /by
[RFI] A total of 86 people have died after a petrol tanker truck overturned and exploded in Niger state. Most of the victims were impoverished local residents who had rushed to scoop up the spilled petrol, local authorities said. The price of fuel in Nigeria has gone up by 400 percent since Nigeria's president ended decades-old subsidies.
Kenyan start-up turning invasive plant into biodegradable packaging/in /by
The alien water hyacinth is clogging up Lake Naivasha and threatening the livelihoods of local fisherman.
Ceasefire brings hope for Gazans and the families of Israeli hostages/in /by
A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas finally got underway on Sunday morning.
New contingent on Kenyan police officers arrive in Haiti/in /by
They are being deployed to the Caribbean country to provide back-up to an understaffed international security mission.
Aid trucks at Rafah wait for green light to enter Gaza as ceasefire begins/in /by
Egypt says it hopes 600 trucks will be able to enter the Palestinian enclave daily, carrying life-saving aid and petrol.
TikTok went dark in the US hours before a federal ban came into effect/in /by
Incoming US President, Donald Trump, has said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban when he takes office on Monday.
At least 70 die in explosion in Nigeria while collecting fuel from overturned tanker/in /by
Nearly all the victims were locals who had rushed to collect the fuel that spilled when the tanker overturned.
IMF lifts 2025 global growth outlook, but warns against protectionism/in /by
Global growth is expected to improve slightly this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but said economic policy uncertainty is elevated.
Kenyan social enterprise aims to reduce environmental impact of textile waste/in /by
Africa Collect Textiles employs women at a workshop in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to create something new out of discarded clothes.