Israel promises full investigation after incident at border with Egypt/in /by
An incident at the border between Israel and Egypt last week resulted in the deaths of three Israeli soldiers plus the attacker
Mystery of the desert: The lost cities of the Nigerien Sahara/in /by
Djado lies in the Kawar oasis region 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from the capital Niamey, near Niger's deeply troubled border with Libya.
Nigeria: Tinubu Has Immediate Solution for Effect of Subsidy Removal – Oshiomhole/in /by
[Vanguard] A former governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole said President Bola Tinubu has an immediate solution to cushion the consequential effect of the subsidy removal.
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal – TUC Meets Tinubu’s Delegation, Makes Demands to Avert Strike/in /by
[Premium Times] "The TUC that attended today's meeting presented a list of demands and those demands we have studied and we are going to present to Mr President, for his consideration."
Nigeria: Don’t Politicise Fuel Subsidy Removal, Sanwo-Olu Tells NLC/in /by
[Leadership] Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned strike in protest against the fuel subsidy removal, saying the issue should not be made political.
Nigeria: NNPC to Discontinue Crude Swap, Targets Cash Payments for Petrol Imports/in /by
[Leadership] With the removal of subsidy on petrol in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is set to discontinue crude oil swap in favour of cash payments for petrol imports.
Calm returns to the streets of Dakar after 72 hours of violence/in /by
Clashes erupted on Thursday after the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two years in jail
Voters await results in Guinea-Bissau/in /by
Votes are being counted in Guinea-Bissau following Sunday's legislative elections that seek to end instability following a coup attempt in 2022
Nigeria: Probe Missing $2.1bn, N3.1trn Subsidy Payments, SERAP Tells Tinubu/in /by
[Leadership] Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate allegations that $2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal Leaves Students Struggling with Skyrocketing Transport Costs/in /by
[Premium Times] Just like in towns and cities, findings revealed that intra-campus fares have also increased, in many cases by up to 100 per cent, leaving students groaning.