Burkina Faso: Appeal delays trial of Norbert Zongo murder accused/in /by
The Attorney General said three prominent figures were to go on trial to answer to charges of murder, aggravated destruction of property, and complicity in murder.
Unprecedented rainfall in Japan leaves at least four dead in Chiba prefecture/in /by
Unprecedented rainfall battered Japan on Thursday, leaving at least four people dead and flooding parts of Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. Authorities issued the region’s highest-level rain warning for the first time, while landslide alerts and power cuts affected thousands of residents.
DR Congo’s fastest-growing ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province/in /by
The World Health Organization says it on track to surpass the deadliest in history, which killed over 11,000 people a decade ago.
France wildfire forces 525 people to flee as Landes forest burns/in /by
France evacuated about 500 people from the village of Luglon on Thursday, 13 August, as a fast-moving wildfire swept through drought-hit pine forest in the Landes.
Wildfire forces evacuation of 1,000 as flames sweep Croatia’s coast/in /by
Croatia is battling a wildfire that swept through vegetation and homes in Lokva Rogoznica on Thursday, 13 August, forcing about 1,000 residents and tourists to evacuate.
Nigeria: Deep Offshore Incentive Order Will Accelerate Investment, Production Growth – – NNPC/in /by
[Premium Times] NNPC said the new order establishes a transparent, predictable, and globally competitive fiscal framework for qualifying greenfield deep offshore developments.
Cuba marks 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth amid energy crisis/in /by
Cubans are facing food and water shortages, and chronic power cuts, exacerbated by a US oil embargo, with some asking whether his successors are up to the job.
Liberia: Lippru Heads to Major Africa Energy Forum, Plans to Push Regional Fuel Reforms, Retail Modernization/in /by
[Liberian Investigator] - The Liberia Petroleum Products Retailers Union is preparing to take Liberia's downstream petroleum concerns to one of Africa's leading energy gatherings after receiving an invitation to participate in the 20th anniversary of the OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week in Lagos, Nigeria.
Vote counting underway in Zambia after presidential election/in /by
Vote counting is underway after Zambians cast ballots Thursday in a presidential election testing incumbent Hakainde Hichilema’s economic record against widespread frustration over the cost of living. About 8 million voters were registered, with results expected Monday.
Vote counting underway in Zambia after presidential election/in /by
Vote counting is underway after Zambians cast ballots Thursday in a presidential election testing incumbent Hakainde Hichilema’s economic record against widespread frustration over the cost of living. About 8 million voters were registered, with results expected Monday.