Venezuelan President Maduro takes aim at EU’s Borrell over his re-election/in /by
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took aim at the European Union's foreign affairs chief after the bloc's top diplomat said Maduro had “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he was the winner of July’s elections.
Malawi: DPP Says No Fuel Price Hike – ‘Raising Fuel Prices Will Hurt Already Burdened Malawians’/in /by
[Nyasa Times] Members of Parliament (MPs) under the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Wednesday walked out of the National Assembly in protest to a proposal to raise prices of fuel.
Malawi: Fuel Price Debate – Parliamentary Committee On Natural Resources Wants ‘Reasonable’ Upward Adjustment/in /by
[Nyasa Times] Following a meeting that Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources & Climate Change had with Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) on Monday, August 26 to understand the issues surrounding the importation of fuel and fuel levy collection in the country, the Committee recommends that MERA should reasonably adjust upwards prices of fuel.
WHO Europe concerned about declining condom use among teens worldwide/in /by
The World Health Organization's office for Europe on Thursday decried a decline in condom use by adolescents in recent years, warning of risks of infection and unplanned pregnancies in countries from Canada to central Asia.
Robot waiters turn heads in Kenya/in /by
Customers access the menu by scanning a QR code at the table and place their order online. Once the food is ready, a bell rings to alert a human waiter who places it on a robot's tray.
Four Nigerians jailed in UK for forging 2,000 marriage documents/in /by
The individuals, identified as Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade (41), Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo (38), Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi (31), and Adekunle Kabir (54), were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Tuesday.
Haitian and Kenyan police launch joint operation to regain control/in /by
Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighbourhoods of Haiti's capital, Prime Minister Garry Conille said Wednesday.
At least 6 killed, 10,000 displaced in Nigeria following heavy rains/in /by
At least six people are known to have died in flooding in northern Nigeria on Monday which has left at least 10,000 homeless across 11 communities.
Spain to launch new strategy for its relations with Africa/in /by
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday that Spain will launch a new strategy for its relations with Africa in the coming weeks, with West Africa and the Sahel being considered priority regions. He did not provide further details.
South Africa: Some Relief in Store for Consumers As Fuel Price Set to Drop/in /by
[Daily Maverick] Koketso Mano, a senior economist at FNB, said softer oil prices alongside a stronger rand had contributed to the expected fuel price drop.