Egyptian,Turkish Foreign ministers urge de-escalation in the Middle East/in /by
"Other countries should not think they will not be affected by this, thinking that this will happen only in the Middle East," Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan warned on Saturday (Apr. 20).
Gaza war: Deadly strike on Rafah, Israel raids Nur Shams camp in West Bank/in /by
This Saturday (Apr. 20), as has been the case for the past 6 months in Gaza, funeral prayers were held. The human toll of 6 months of war is extremely heavy: over 33,800 people have been killed.
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ shines light on Black artists in country music/in /by
Beyoncé's steamrolling into country music – and her motivation behind it — has reignited discussions about the genre's origins and diversity. But is Nashville, the capital of country music; prepared and willing to make space for difference?
Zimbabwe: El Nino-linked drought threatens maize production/in /by
Mazowe district of Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central province is struggling with prolonged severe drought, threatening the country's maize supply and impacting business of its grain millers.
Sudan war fuelled by weapons from foreign actors in violation of sanctions – UN/in /by
The U.N. political chief, Rosemary Anne DiCarlo, painted a dire picture of the conflict's impact — over 14,000 dead, tens of thousands wounded and a looming famine with 25 million people in need of life-saving assistance, and over 8.6 million forced to flee their homes."
Nigeria’s crude oil output goes down again in March – OPEC/in /by
OPEC data based on direct communication show that Nigeria's average daily production dropped to 1.2 million barrels, from 1.3 in February. The Minister for Petroleum Resources has attributed the low crude oil production to issues with the Trans-Niger pipeline and maintenance activities.
Kenya: Climate activists march against fossil fuel industry/in /by
We are experiencing long-time weather patterns like long rainfall since January up to now in April in Kisumu, Kenya. We have flooding - something that we do not expect to have at this time of the year. This has led to the displacement of people, also destruction of property and also destruction of b
New FIFA Club World Cup a ‘great opportunity’ for African teams – Drogba/in /by
" When you look at the normal previous FIFA Club World Cup, when you’ve seen TP Mazembe, for example, being in the final, at the time it was huge and for a team like that in Africa winning the (FIFA) Club World Cup or the Clubs World Cup competition, it will be, like I said, a huge achievement."
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Explores U.S. for Crude Shipment, Expecting Third Stock/in /by
[Daily Trust] The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been able to ramp up production leveraging on cheaper crude imports from the United States, a report has said.
London Marathon to honour late Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum/in /by
Kiptum, who died in a car crash in February at the age of 24, won last year's London Marathon in a record time.