Kenya: Kisumu Oil Jetty Operationalized/in /by
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) has rolled out operations at the Sh2 billion Kisumu oil jetty.
Kenya: Kenya Pipeline Corporation to Take Over Defunct Kenya Petroleum Refineries/in /by
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) is set to take over the defunct state-owned Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) to increase its storage capacity and diversify operations.
DR Congo: National day of mourning in South Kivu after deadly floods/in /by
According to officials, about 400 bodies have been found. Several villages have been submerged, many houses washed away, fields devastated, when rivers have left their beds under the effect of heavy rains.
Mali: Record-breaking nonuplets celebrate their second birthday/in /by
"Since I am in Mali, members of my family support me to raise the children, especially my sister, she is with me morning and evening, every day for everything that concerns the care of the children. It is not easy." Halima Cisse, mother of the nonuplets
Nigeria: Buhari Directs NUPRC to Take Over Supervision of All Crude Oil Export Terminals/in /by
[This Day] Africa's richest man and owner of the Dangote Refinery, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has said with the planned commencement of the refinery located in Lagos, Nigeria could save up to $10 billion in foreign exchange (FX) and generate another $10 billion in exports when the facility begins operation.
Sudan refugees cross into Ethiopia as battles rage on/in /by
"Our safety and life comes first, we can't be thinking of the things that we have left behind. Plus they search you at the road when you come here, so if you had valuable stuff, they take it. So it's not worth it." Sara , Eritrean refugee from Sudan
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy – CISLAC, Queries $800m World Bank Loan/in /by
[Leadership] The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC,) has queried the federal government over the World Bank's $800 million loan to the country, saying Nigeria don't need to borrow but cut waste.
Tilapia, the star ingredient at the Lomé culinary event FESMA/in /by
Chefs from several African countries are gathered in Lomé Togo until May 9th. They are promoting products and African dishes at the second edition of FESMA, the cooking-pot festival.
Death toll from DRC floods rises to 203/in /by
More bodies were recovered, an administrative official said Saturday (May 6). The previous provisional death toll, announced late on Friday (May. 5) by the provincial governor, was at least 176 dead.
Arab League begins negotiations between Sudan’s warring sides/in /by
The Arab League (AL) held an emergency meeting in Cairo this weekend, the third of its kind in three weeks, to discuss the ongoing military clashes in Sudan.