Nigeria: Army Arrests 29 Suspects, Deactivates 42 Illegal Refinery Sites/in /by
[Daily Trust] Troops of the 6 Division of the Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, have arrested 29 suspects involved in illegal oil bunkering and deactivated 42 illegal refining sites in Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states.
UN Climate deals criticized for slow progress and uncertain outcome/in /by
In the past few months United Nations-sponsored negotiations to tackle climate change, plastic pollution, loss of global species and a growing number of deserts have either outright failed or come out with limited outcomes that didn't address the scale of the problems.
Pics of the day: December 16, 2024/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Anticipation builds as Africa crowns Footballer of the Year/in /by
The five finalists in the Men's category are Achraf Hakimi, Ademola Lookman, Simon Adingra, Serhou Guirassy, and Ronwen Williams
Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants/in /by
“A lot of the people reminded me of my grandparents, the way they wore their headscarves, their mannerisms, their mentality,”
Ghana’s president-elect pledges to revitalise cocoa sector/in /by
John Dramani Mahama says his government will revamp the country’s cocoa industry and reorganise the state-run regulator.
Gambia: ECOWAS creates tribunal for Yahya Jammeh’s crimes/in /by
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday approved the creation of a special tribunal to try crimes committed in Gambia during the military dictatorship.
Workshops help Haitian women cope with trauma of ongoing gang violence/in /by
The United Nations says the criminal activity has contributed to a sharp rise in gender-based violence, primarily targeting girls and women.
France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds or even thousands died in Cyclone Chido/in /by
France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.
Nigeria: Shell Records Oil Spill At Bonny Terminal, Closes Pipeline/in /by
[Vanguard] An oil spill has occurred at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) loading terminal, (SMI), in Bonny, Rivers State, culminating in the temporary closure of the pipeline.