Guyana celebrates cowboy lifestyle with festival/in /by
Thousands of visitors travelled from Guyana's capital and abroad to attend the the two-day annual event that celebrates the cowboy lifestyle of the Rupununi ranchers. Rodeo participants are mainly local cowboys and cowgirls, with very few professional rodeo riders.
DR Congo: Displaced people in camps celebrate Easter/in /by
“Our wish is that the next feast that is coming, Pentecost, we can celebrate it at home. May God help us and guide our authorities, our military so that they finish this war in Kibumba, everywhere in Rutshuru, Rugari, Buhumba and we can return home.” Ntawibuzinka Mihaho Michel, Pastor
Angola: Angola Plans to Open Oil-By Products Market/in /by
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Sonangol has announced plans for the opening of opportunities to expand exports of the oil by-products in the Southern African market, after the completion of refineries under construction in the country.
Tunisia: Hundreds protest detention of president critics/in /by
Sunday's (Apr. 09) rally was the latest called by the National Salvation Front, the main coalition of opposition parties. Since February, around 20 personalities including politicians, former ministers and the owner of Tunisia's most popular radio station, have been arrested.
Nigeria: With 89 Expected Assets, Nigeria to Top Africa’s Upcoming Oil, Gas Projects By 2027/in /by
[This Day] With 89 assets under construction, spanning the upstream, midstream and downstream of the oil and gas sector in Africa, Nigeria will between 2023 and 2027 top the continent's upcoming projects in the sector.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Oil Production Drops 2 Percent to 1.517million Bpd/in /by
[Vanguard] Nigeria's oil production dropped month-on-month, MoM, by 2 per cent to 1.517 million barrels per day, bpd in March 2023, from 1.547 million bpd recorded in the preceding month of February 2023.
I. Coast: Baulé communities travel to celebrate ‘Paquinou’/in /by
In the center of the Ivory Coast, the Baulé people gathered in their villages and celebrate Easter or "Paquinou" on Sunday (Apr. 9). The mix of traditional and Christian customs during Easter brings together the different groups.
Pope Francis condemns ‘stumbling blocks’ to peace in Easter message/in /by
As in 2022, his message gave a special place to the war in Ukraine. He also mentioned the the social and economic upheaval in Tunisia and prayed for victims of conflict in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique and Nigeria
Israel Adesanya knocks out Alex Perreira at UFC 287/in /by
It is the first time Perreira is losing to Adesanya. Before Sunday's match, the two had had three encounters with Perreira winning each time
Ethiopia: Thousands attend Iftar dinner in Addis Ababa/in /by
Thousands of devotees from Ethiopia's Muslim community took part in a large-scale street iftar, a fast-breaking dinner, during the holy month of Ramadan on Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, to raise funds to help internally displaced citizens