Uganda: Boat ambulance saving islanders/in /by
It would take hours for a canoe to reach a patient, but with the speed boat ambulance, the medics access the patients in minutes.
Activists demand climate action as TotalEnergies annual general meeting kicks off/in /by
French energy giant TotalEnergies defended its strategy Friday (May 26) after police teargassed climate activists outside its annual assembly and the French government urged the firm to speed up the switch to renewable energy.
Ex-Mozambique finance minister loses last appeal over $2B scandal/in /by
Chang is accused of receiving about $17 million in bribes in the “hidden debts” scandal. He was indicted in the Eastern District Court of New York in 2018.
Felix Tshisekedi visits China to renegotiate mining contracts/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo is looking to strengthen their partnership with China as the two countries are renegotiating mining contracts for the DRC's mineral reserves.
Nigeria: insecurity, burning file of the new president Tinubu/in /by
The resurgence of massive attacks by criminal and jihadist groups in Nigeria, a time slowed down during the electoral period, is a cruel reminder of the immense challenges that await the new President Bola Tinubu as of Monday at the head of the most populous country in Africa.
Ghana: Greater Accra Regional Minister Suspends Construction of Fuel Station/in /by
[Ghanaian Times] The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, yesterday ordered the immediate suspension of the construction of a new fuel station at Ashale Botwe in Accra.
Fashion icon Tina Turner/in /by
Alongside her hits, the style of the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll continued to evolve throughout the span of her decades-long career. She was also a trend-setter in many aspects. Her palette of wigs for example, had a unique story.
USA: sanctions against the head of Wagner in Mali/in /by
Washington announced on Thursday a series of economic sanctions targeting the head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner in Mali, Ivan Maslov, whom it accuses of seeking to obtain military equipment there for use in the Ukrainian conflict.
Rwandan genocide: Fulgence Kayishema tried in Cape Town/in /by
Fulgence Kayishema, suspected of having played a key role in the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, was tried in court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after his arrest on a South African farm, after being on the run for twenty-two years.
Tunisia: arrest of a major smuggler in Sfax/in /by
The Tunisian national guard announced Thursday the arrest of a major smuggler already sentenced to a total of 79 years in prison, accused of having organized a departure of Tunisian migrants which ended in a shipwreck and 20 deaths.