Tunisians on the frontlines of battle against a severe drought/in /by
With less water falling as rain to fill them, none of Tunisia's thirty dams are even a third full, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. Authorities have decided to cut water supply at night from March 31, 2023, until September 2023.
Libya: “historic” opportunity to end the crisis, according to the UN/in /by
The Libyans face "a historic opportunity to overcome" the crisis in which their country has been mired since 2011, the UN envoy to Libya said on Tuesday, still hoping for elections to be held this year.
Mali: two peacekeepers injured in mine explosion/in /by
The UN mission in Mali said on social networks that two peacekeepers were wounded Tuesday by a mine explosion in central Mali.
Sudan: Japan to evacuate its nationals/in /by
Japan announced on Wednesday that it was preparing to evacuate its nationals to Sudan, becoming the first country to take such a step in the country where violence has lasted since Saturday despite calls for a truce.
Tunisian president issues stern warning to opposition figures/in /by
President Kais Saied has maintained that the law must be respected issuing stern warning to the opposition figures in the country
DRC: Over 150 dead in two weeks in Ituri, according to the UN/in /by
The massacres continue in Ituri, a province in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo where more than 150 civilians have been killed since early April, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday.
In Sudan, allies and enemies struggle to choose sides/in /by
In the streets of Khartoum, the war for power is between two generals. But in reality, many more players are involved, as the two sides have woven a network of political, economic, and diplomatic allies -- and enemies -- in a region in turmoil.
Nigeria: Operators Seek Alignment Between NUPRC, NMDPRA in Oil Regulation/in /by
[This Day] Worried by the many challenges confronting the Nigerian oil and gas industry partly as a result of actions and inactions of the federal government, some operators yesterday, called for an alignment in regulatory activities between the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Zimbabwe president promises ‘free and fair’ election/in /by
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa vows that general elections expected later this year will be free and fair but issued a warning to "rogue" civic society organisations during an independence day speech
Nigeria: Mele Kyari’s Matchless Exploits At NNPC/in /by
[Vanguard] In the tumultuous and often turbulent energy sector, nobody stands taller than Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). As the head of the apex oil and gas corporation, Kyari spearheaded a transformative effort to revolutionize the way the nation produces and distributes its most vital resource.