Boat carrying hundreds of migrants towed to safety by Italian Coast Guard/in /by
A boat carrying hundreds of migrants was towed to safety in the Sicilian port of Catania on Wednesday by the Italian Coast Guard.
Dollar drops as inflation comes in below economists’ expectations/in /by
The unexpected result has prompted experts to speculate that the Federal Reserve may halt its rate-hiking efforts, possibly after a rate increase in May.
Tunisia: 10 African migrants dead after boat sinks/in /by
The Tunisian coast guard said Wednesday that 10 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were trying to reach Europe illegally died after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia.
Panic as unidentified people board Singaporean tanker off Ivory Coast/in /by
Twenty crew members of various nationalities were on board the Success 9 when individuals boarded it on Monday in the Gulf of Guinea, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
Five elephants shot in Chad, fears of renewed poaching/in /by
At least five elephants were killed last week in southern Chad by poachers who took their tusks, according to the authorities and an NGO which is alarmed Tuesday by a "sudden resumption" of these acts.
Tunisian police dismantle refugee camp outside UNHCR headquarters in Tunis/in /by
Tunisian police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse about 100 African asylum seekers and migrants who had been camping outside the headquarters of the UNHCR in Tunis.
Angola: Angolan Government Prepares Bases to Mitigate Oil Decline/in /by
[ANGOP] Seoul -- The Angolan government is currently outlining strategies to mitigate the natural decline of oil production, which has been falling by around 10 to 15 percent per year, due to the time and maintenance of existing wells, the secretary of State for Oil and Gas José Barroso has said.
Parents and school draw awareness to autism in The Congo/in /by
Autism is a human development disorder characterized by social learning and communication difficulties, with stereotyped behaviours and highly repetitive gestures. It is considered a mystical disease in The Congo. Parents and La Case Dominique school are trying to educate the general public.
Bernard Arnault is now the world’s richest person- Forbes/in /by
For the past three years, he has been third on the Billionaires list behind Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Regional military force in eastern DRC fuels fears of fragmentation, hopes for peace/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo has once again been fighting M23 rebels after the group re-emerged in 2021. Following a series of setbacks on the front, the 7-nation East African Community which includes the DRC created a military force to respond to the crisis. But the force stirs controversy.