Mozambique unveils plan for early warning system for extreme weather
Mozambique is playing a trailblazing role in a flagship global initiative to ensure that everyone is protected by early warnings of life-threatening weather-related hazards which are becoming more extreme because of climate change.
Nigeria: President, Wale Tinubu ‘Ve No Interest in OVH Acquisition – NNPCL
[Vanguard] The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd have picked holes in the allegation of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, accusing President Bola Tinubu of mortgaging Nigeria's future to family and friends, and hijacking the NNPC by cabals around him.
The ‘joyful’ Democratic convention is over as the real test for Kamala begins
Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn't explicitly mention the racial and gender firsts she would set if elected to the White House.
Heavy exchange of shelling erupts across Lebanese-Israeli border
A heavy exchange of shelling erupted on Thursday between Israel and Hezbollah in villages either side of the Israel-Lebanon border.
In Mexico, an Indigenous Triqui artist embraces his roots through contemporary rap
The rapper — whose full name is Carlos Guadalupe Hernández — aims to conserve his native language through contemporary rap.
Malian singer Rokia Traoré may be placed under house arrest in Rome
She had previously been sentenced to two years in prison by a Belgian court for not presenting her daughter to Goossens, an act she reportedly justified by sexual abuse allegations against him, later dismissed.
Ukraine ratifies the statute for joining the International Criminal Court
Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted Wednesday to ratify the founding treaty of the ICC, which currently has 124 member states.
Nigeria: Nnpcl Withholding Petroleum Products From South West Members – Ipman
[Leadership] As fuel queues resurfaced in petrol stations in major cities in the South West Region of the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mosimi Depot yesterday blamed the fuel scarcity currently being experienced across the region on the alleged refusal of management of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to make petroleum products available to its members three months after which such has been paid for.
Nigeria: Nnpcl Fy’23 – Kyari Stands Tall in Spite of Disruptors’ Intrigues
[This Day] Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has again demonstrated the words of American Singer and actor, Frank Sinatra that "the best revenge is massive success."
Sudan: WFP and IOM aid trucks enter Sudan from Chad
The trucks were carrying sorghum, pulses, oil and rice that will benefit some 13,000 people who are at risk of famine in the Kereneik area of West Darfur.