Kenya: CS Kuria Apologizes Over Fuel Price Hike Remarks/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has apologised over his remarks on fuel price increase.
South Africa: Climate Activists, Journalist Ejected From Standard Bank HQ As Anti-Fossil Fuel Protest Turns Chaotic/in /by
[Daily Maverick] A protest at Standard Bank's headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday descended into chaos when a group of human rights and climate activists, as well as a Daily Maverick journalist, were forcibly removed from the building by security personnel.
Tunisian president remarks on storm Daniel/in /by
Kais Saied also blasted the naming choice of the Mediterranean storm that hit neighbouring Libya last week, in scathing remarks in Tunis on Tuesday.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Begin Operation in October – Report/in /by
[Premium Times] "The company is also widening the road connecting the refinery to the expressway. That job is 70 per cent complete," an official added.
Nigeria: Nigerian Petroleum Agency Signs CNG Agreement With Energy Firm/in /by
[Premium Times] The agency disclosed this in a series of tweets via its verified official X handle on Tuesday.
Five months of conflict in Sudan inflict heavy toll on children in camps/in /by
Over 1,200 children have died in Sudan refugee camps since May, while thousands of newborns are likely to die across the war-torn country by year-end, the UN alerted Tuesday (Sep. 18). Most deaths could have been prevented as they were linked to suspected measles and underlying malnutrition.
The “lêkê”, poor man’s shoes that have become a symbol of Ivorian culture/in /by
"Everyone wore +lêkê+," says Rokia Daniogo, a 33-year-old trader, sitting on a street corner in the huge market in the Treichville district, where hundreds of stalls overloaded with goods and Various objects.
Water shortage pushes wildlife to migrate from Zimbabwe/in /by
With the increase in water shortages over the years, wildlife migration between the park and Botswana is not uncommon. However, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman warned the migration came "too early" this year, citing climate change.
UN raises alarm over child deaths in Sudan as health crisis deepens/in /by
These statistics come amidst an ominous warning that thousands more, including vulnerable newborns, teeter on the brink of peril as we approach the year's end.
At least 8 dead in military helicopter crash in Kenya/in /by
The cause of the accident in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast, was not immediately clear. Kenyan defense forces operate in the region to help deter al-Qaeda- linked extremists from the Al-Shahab group, based across the border in Somalia.