South Africa: Transnet Pipelines CEO Is Confident Gas Cliff Can Be Avoided/in /by
[Daily Maverick] At the AOW Investing in African Energy conference, Transnet Pipelines chief executive Sibongiseni Khathi said the state-owned enterprise was moving apace to ensure South Africa's energy security.
International shipping regulator urges industry to reduce carbon pollution/in /by
For years, the international shipping industry has been criticized for making little progress in reducing the carbon-belching pollution released by the vessels that move most of the cargo that people use every day, such as food, cars, clothes and many other things.
Nigeria: NLC Demands Immediate Reversal of New Fuel Pump Price/in /by
[Leadership] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the latest hike in the pump price of petrol, calling for its immediate reversal.
Mental health patients in Mali find their voice through theater/in /by
Koteba is a traditional form of theater practiced by Mali's largest ethnic group, the Bambara. It mixes acting, singing and dancing and is usually performed in villages as an outlet to work through problems and an open space for satire. Now psychiatrists are using it as a form of therapy
France: Revealed in the cinema, Abou Sangare still threatened with expulsion/in /by
"When I see Souleymane sitting at the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, I put myself in his shoes, because I know what it's like to wait for your identity papers here in France, to be in this situation - the stress, the anxiety ,"...
IOC sets election timetable to succeed Thomas Bach/in /by
"This closed meeting will give IOC members the opportunity to hear from the seven candidates about their programmes ,"
Next Met Gala theme and celebrity chairs revealed/in /by
The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum launch an exhibit examining Black style over the centuries.
China calls for foreign fighters to withdraw from Libya/in /by
In a Security Council session on Wednesday, China's deputy envoy to the UN said that the continued presence of external forces undermines Libya's political transition. Under the 2020 ceasefire agreement, all foreign forces were meant to be withdrawn within months, but few are believed to have left
Colombians of African descent march to support vice president/in /by
Crowds of protesters gathered in the Colombian capital on Wednesday, marching in support of the country's president and vice president after electoral authorities ruled in favour of investigating financial misconduct allegations against the pair's 2022 election campaign.
Nigeria: Market Forces…Petrol Price May Hit N1,100 Per Litre/in /by
[Leadership] The pump price of petrol will likely be increased from N897 to N1,047, N1,100 per litre at NNPCL retail outlets nationwide (depending on the location) as the company has concluded plans to make another adjustment on prices from this morning amid lingering supply hiccups across the country, LEADERSHIP exclusively reports.