Western envoys criticize South Sudan security bill that could allow warrantless detentions/in /by
The security bill, which passed parliament July 3, has threatened the collapse of ongoing peace talks and prompted fears of arbitrary arrests ahead of the country's first-ever elections on Dec. 22. President Salva Kiir has 30 days to approve or veto the law.
Sudan’s warring parties arrive in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local cease-fires/in /by
Sudan's warring parties arrive in Geneva for UN-hosted talks on possible local cease-fires
US signs deal with 3 social media giants to prevent synthetic drug distribution/in /by
The Alliance to Prevent Drug Harms is a joint effort of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and Meta which owns Facebook and WhatsApp, X and Snap Inc., the owner of the photo-sharing app Snapchat.
At least 60 missing in Nepal after two buses swept into a river/in /by
The vehicles were swept off a key highway by a landslide as torrential monsoon rains batter the region.
Inmates escape Niger prison that holds militants/in /by
Local authorities have imposed an overnight curfew in Tillaberi, the urban commune in the same region as the prison. No further details were provided.
UN report: World population to peak in mid-2080s/in /by
The latest UN report predicts that the world's population will reach its peak in the mid-2080s, growing from 8.2 billion in 2024 to around 10.3 billion by the mid-2080s, and then decreasing to around 10.2 billion by the end of the century.
Uganda: Petroleum Authority Reassures On Steps to Mitigate Oil Spill/in /by
[Nile Post] Oil spills can happen any place where oil is being extracted, transported, or stored.
Uganda: Youths Challenged to Take Up Opportunities in Uganda’s Oil and Gas Sector/in /by
[Nile Post] Ugandan youth have been urged to harness the numerous opportunities in the oil and as and
Nigeria: Govt, Oil Producers Agree On Viable Crude Supply Framework to Local Refineries/in /by
[This Day] In a bid to resolve the lingering inability of oil producers to adequately supply local refineries crude feedstock, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said it called a meeting of all parties, where a sustainable template had been agreed upon.
Russia and Iran to continue cooperation with new Iranian govt/in /by
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Thursday (Jul. 11) expressed determination to continue cooperation under new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.