Madagascar: October’s extreme heat caused by human activity (report)/in /by
The scale of the heatwave that hit Madagascar in October, the worst the island has seen for 40 years, is a consequence of climate change caused by human activity, according to a scientific study published on Thursday.
After Israel-Hamas deal, families of Palestinian detainees await prisoner swap/in /by
Citing figures by the Israel Prison Service (IPS), Israeli human rights group B'Tselem reported that at the end of September this year, the IPS held 4,764 Palestinians in detention or in prison. Some without charge nor trial.
Liberia: President-elect Boakai calls for unity in his first speech/in /by
Liberia's new president Joseph Boakai on Wednesday called for unity and unity behind him in his first speech since being officially elected on Monday by a very narrow margin.
Kenya ready to privatise 35 state companies, president announces/in /by
The Kenyan authorities are to privatise 35 state-owned companies and are considering opening up the capital of 100 others, President William Ruto said on Thursday, as the East African country faces liquidity problems and economic difficulties.
Nigeria: TotalEnergies Confirms Oil Leak At Egina Field/in /by
[Premium Times] The leak had occurred while crude was being loaded from the Egina FPSO to a vessel on 15 November.
WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illnesses outbreak/in /by
Northern China has reported an increase in "influenza-like illness" since mid-October when compared to the same period in the previous three years, the WHO said
Tunisia: trade unionists protest over 4 members’ arrest/in /by
Tunisia's main trade union organisation, UGTT, on Wednesday protested in Sfax against the arrest of four of its members on Monday.
Nigeria: Nigerian Communities Can Sue Shell for Oil Pollution, High Court Rules/in /by
[Leigh Day Solicitors] The High Court has ruled that 13,000 Nigerian fishermen and farmers at the centre of a major oil pollution case against Shell can bring claims for breaches of their right to a clean environment under Nigerian constitutional law. If the case succeeds at trial, it will be the first time in legal history that a UK multinational will have been found to have breached a communities' right to a clean environment.
Pics of the day: November 22, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Pics of the day: November 21, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.