Nigeria: Nigerians Accuse Shell of Causing Delay in Oil Spill Lawsuits in London/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- Shell Plc is attempting to shield itself from scrutiny over pollution in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta, lawyers representing more than 13,000 Nigerians have argued at a London's High Court, allegations which the company strongly denied.
Cameroon seeks to rejoin AGOA amid slowing export revenues/in /by
In 2019, the US kicked Cameroon out of the AGOA program for rights violations by security forces in the restive southwest and northwest regions
Chad: 259 pardoned protesters released/in /by
According to the coordinator of their lawyers' collective, the former inmates left the Moussoro prison located some 300 km east of N'djamena and arrived home on Saturday ( Apr. 08).
7 electricity pylons collapse onto highway in South Africa/in /by
Two people were "moderately" injured in the car crash, treated at the scene and taken to the hospital, the private Promed paramedic service said.
1700 migrants reach island of Lampedusa/in /by
Footage from Sky Italia captured on Sunday showed dozens of migrants aboard an Italian Coast Guard vessel being helped off the boat and onto an awaiting mini-van.
China says US avoiding responsibility in Africa debt relief/in /by
The US has accused China of delaying a debt restructuring deal for Zambia, a charge Beijing denies. China has demanded that multilateral lenders such as the IMF and World Bank accept to make losses on money lent to Zambia, arguing that its lenders have made many generous concessions
UK halts active recruitment of health workers from Nigeria to combat brain drain crisis/in /by
The United Kingdom government has announced its decision to halt the recruitment of health workers from Nigeria, placing the country on the red list of nations not to be targeted for recruitment.
“Boat carrying 400 migrants adrift in Mediterranean” – Sea-Watch/in /by
"Pericles this is SeaBird, captain of Pericles we got updated information on this rescue case, now the boat is leaking, water is entering the boat, the boat is out of fuel, they have no drinking water anymore, there are lots of pregnant women on board and 10 babies. Over."
Egypt’s annual inflation rate up in March – Report/in /by
Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation rate in March rose to 32.7% year-on-year, from 31.9% in February, according to data from the country's statistics agency. Month-on-month, urban inflation slowed to 2.7% in March from 6.5% in February
Farmers turn to sunflowers amid khat export bans/in /by
"When I saw that the UK and Somalia had banned khat, yet I had not planted any other crop, I chose to begin planting sunflowers. I found an advantage in sunflowers, as it allows me to feed my animals. When I make some money from it, I pay for school fees, and use the remainder to buy food..."