Nigeria: NNPC Announces Discovery of New Oil Well in Niger Delta/in /by
[Premium Times] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the discovery of a new oil well, Awodi-07, in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta region.
Nigeria: Non-Oil Exports – Nigeria’s Fast Track to Growth, Fx Stability/in /by
[This Day] Nigeria's non-oil export landscape is undergoing a structural transformation. Recent data from the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) shows that non-oil exports crossed $4.5 billion in 2024, driven by solid performance in cocoa, sesame, urea, cashew, and manufactured products. In 2025, the country earned approximately $6.1billion, reflecting sustained momentum and a growing contribution of the non-oil sector to foreign exchange stability. But beyond the numbers, something more fundamental is
Israel agrees to ‘limited reopening’ of Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza/in /by
Israel pledged to reopen the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip once the search for the last hostage's remains ends. On Monday, Israeli authorities said they had recovered the body of police officer Ran Gvili.
Senegalese PM Ousmane Sonko dismisses AFCON tensions with Morocco/in /by
During a visit to Rabat on Monday, Sonko described post-AFCON tensions between Senegalese and Moroccan football fans as "excesses" only caused by sporting emotions.
Sudan’s vital gold industry hit by ongoing conflict, collapsing trade ties/in /by
Sudan's gold industry, a key source of foreign currency, is reeling under ongoing conflict, infrastructure damage, and collapsing trade ties.
In Ivory Coast, cocoa farmers have nobody to sell their produce to/in /by
The West African country is home to thousands of smallholder cocoa farmers, who are the backbone of the world's largest producer of the fruit. But the country currently faces major difficulties in selling its cocoa, hit by a slowdown in exports and a drop in global prices.
Sudan: Volunteers plant trees to make Khartoum greener amid reconstruction/in /by
Volunteers of the "Green Khartoum" initiative are hoping to plant 1,000 trees in the Sudanese capital, where reconstruction is underway.
Interpol busts global human trafficking network, rescues 4,400 victims/in /by
A major global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers, coordinated by Interpol, has led to the arrest of more than 3,700 suspects and helped over 4,400 potential victims of trafficking worldwide, the police organization announced on Monday.
How playing football can help protect girls from cervical cancer/in /by
Scoring goals for a cervical cancer vaccine: this is the ambition of the Goal Getter Campaign. The initiative was first showcased in Tanzania and Eswatini earlier last year before moving to Zimbabwe in December, using soccer to build awareness and trust among girls in the HPV vaccine.
Libya signs $20 billion oil deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips/in /by
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah announced the new 25-year agreement during the Libya ‌Energy and Economy Summit in Tripoli on Saturday.