EU voices “solidarity” with French envoy in Niger/in /by
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also renewed the bloc's "full solidarity" with Mohamed Bazoum, the elected president who has been under house arrest with his family. Borrell spoke to reporters on Sep. 18 after the bloc's foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Nigeria: Major Shake-Up in NNPC, Top Management Staff Sacked/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has sacked top management staff who have less than 15 months to retire.
Nigeria: NNPCL Announces Compulsory Retirement for Senior Management Staff/in /by
[Premium Times] The NNPCL had on Saturday announced management changes and appointed new executive vice presidents
UNESCO adds Djerba in Tunisia to world heritage list/in /by
Ancient ruins, whitewashed villages, mosques, churches and synagogues: the heritage of the tourist island of Djerba in southern Tunisia was included on UNESCO's world list on Monday, the organization announced.
Senegal: Pastef appeals to the Court of Justice of ECOWAS and the Supreme Court/in /by
The first appeal was lodged with the ECOWAS Court of Justice, the second with the Senegalese Supreme Court. In both cases, the lawyers are seeking the annulment or at least the suspension of the decision
Mysterious disease kills 7 in Ivory Coast/in /by
Seven people died on Sunday in a village in central Ivory Coast near Bouaké, where 59 others were hospitalized due to an illness of still unknown origin, hospital and local sources said.
Libyans protest against authorities in flood-hit Derna/in /by
There have also been calls for the UN to set up an office in Derna, for urgent reconstruction of the city and compensation for those affected by the flood.
Ghana tops African countries with highest debt with IMF/in /by
Ghana had repaid SDR 8 million to the IMF as SDR 1 equals US$1.34294.
Egyptian poet attempts suicide in prison/in /by
"We are deeply concerned for his health and well-being and hold the Egyptian authorities fully responsible for his suicide attempt,"
Emergency teams in flood-hit Derna lament “humanitarian disaster” amid dearth of volunteers/in /by
"From a health perspective, we have a shortage of medical supplies, a lack of medical equipment and children's supplies, and a shortage of volunteers," Mohammad Bashir Qusaya, a rescue teams member said.