Sudan’s energy crisis deepens amid ongoing conflict/in /by
After more than two years of conflict, Sudan is facing a deepening energy crisis as the country’s oil production and refining capacity collapse. Fighting has forced the shutdown of major oil fields and refineries, leaving production severely disrupted and crippling the nation’s energy supply.
Sudan: Business steadily returns to Khartoum market/in /by
After the Sudanese army pushed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces out of Khartoum, business is slowly returning to the city's central market. In other parts of the country, the conflict rages on.
13 schoolchildren killed in tragic road crash south of Johannesburg/in /by
A tragic road crash south of Johannesburg has claimed the lives of thirteen schoolchildren. Police say a minibus transporting pupils to school collided with a truck near the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark, about sixty kilometers from Johannesburg.
Kenya’s Boda Girls ride to save lives in remote communities/in /by
Across western Kenya, a group of female motorcycle riders known as the Boda Girls are helping bridge a critical gap in maternal health care. Trained not only in motorcycle riding but also in basic maternal health and patient care, many of the women are nurses or community health workers.
Government parties get all parliament seats in Benin elections/in /by
Benin's population voted for its next National Assembly (parliament) on 11 January. The results of the elections were announced Saturday evening: the government-affiliated parties got all seats, while the main opposition party failed to get past the 20% of district votes requirement.
South Africa declares national disaster over floods and rains that have killed 30 people/in /by
South Africa has declared a national disaster over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the country's north, damaged thousands of homes and washed away roads and bridges.
Liberia: Senegal Boots Out Oranto As Liberia Ratifies Deal/in /by
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Senegal has kicked out Nigerian oil firm Oranto Petroleum from the Cayar Offshore Shallow (COS) block after years of inactivity and repeated failures to meet basic financial obligations, an extraordinary regulatory rebuke that is now colliding with a very different reality in Liberia, where lawmakers recently brushed aside fierce objections and ratified Oranto's new Production Sharing Contracts for four offshore blocks.
Minneapolis businesses and shopping malls stay empty over fears of ICE patrols/in /by
In Minneapolis, fear of being arrested by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has left businesses closed and shops without customers. The Somali community is particularly afraid after having repeatedly been targeted by US president Donald Trump.
UN Rights Chief shocked by survivors’ accounts during Sudan visit/in /by
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is touring Sudan, meeting families displaced by the country’s ongoing conflict in his first official visit since November 2022.
Senegal: Senegal Chose Standards. Liberia Chose Oranto/in /by
[Liberian Investigator] When Senegal revoked Oranto Petroleum's offshore license after years of inertia and unmet financial guarantees, it was not merely canceling a contract. Dakar was making a statement: petroleum rights are earned through performance, not preserved by paperwork. Liberia, facing the same company and many of the same questions, chose the opposite path.