Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Insists Petrol Will Hit Local Market in August/in /by
[Premium Times] "We said August, and today is 12 August. Just wait, this is August," an official said.
Geneva Conventions: Red Cross says war rulebook ignored in Gaza/in /by
In Gaza, hospitals, schools and ambulances have all come under fire, with aid workers, journalists, medics and civilians killed. The Red Cross says the Geneva conventions are needed now more than ever
Paris 2024 Olympics: Imane Khelif files complaint for online harassment/in /by
Imane Khelif , Algeria 's flag bearer at the closing ceremony, won gold in the welterweight division on Friday, becoming a new hero in her homeland and drawing global attention to women's boxing .
Sudan’s government says it will not take part in US-backed peace talks/in /by
While it made the statement following discussions in Jeddah with US officials, it stopped short of outright rejecting the negotiations.
Paris 2024 Olympics: Congolese sprinter tests positive for steroid/in /by
Sprinter Dominique Lasconi Mulamba, designated as one of the flag bearers for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, has tested positive for an anabolic steroid, the International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Sunday.
A mass circumcision is marketed to tourists in a remote area of Uganda/in /by
The tribal initiation of boys into adulthood has long been controversial in African countries such as South Africa, where incidents of botched, deadly circumcisions among Xhosa-speaking people have inspired campaigns for safe clinical circumcision.
Nigeria immigration probes woman for destroying husband’s passport at Lagos Airport/in /by
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called for an investigation into an event at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, where a woman was filmed tearing a Nigerian passport.
Atlanta gala marks 30 years since Whitney Houston’s South Africa visit/in /by
Family and friends of Whitney Houston came together in Atlanta for a gala celebrating the singer's landmark visit to South Africa three decades ago.
US athlete takes 200m bronze despite positive Covid-19 test/in /by
Noah Lyles says despite the obstacles, people should not underestimate what they can accomplish in their lives.
Liberia: LPRC Breaks Ground for Major Petroleum Infrastructure Projects to Boost Storage, Quality Control/in /by
[Liberian Observer] On Friday, August 9, the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) broke ground for two critical infrastructure projects at the Product Storage Terminal (PST) on Bushrod Island. The initiatives include the construction of a new gasoline storage tank with a capacity of 17,000 cubic meters and a state-of-the-art petroleum testing laboratory.