Tanzania: Tanzania, Algeria Regulators Keen to Boost Petroleum Sub-Sector/in /by
[Daily News] Algiers, Algeria -- The Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA) of Tanzania and Algeria's Hydrocarbon Regulatory Authority (ARH) held talks on establishing cooperation that will enable the exchange of experience in regulating technical aspects of oil and gas operations.
Nigeria: NUPENG Threatens to Resume Suspended Strike Over ‘Breach of Agreement’ By Dangote/in /by
[Leadership] The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike, accusing the Dangote Group of reneging on a recent agreement on workers' rights.
Liberia: Petroleum Shake-Up to Fund Health, Roads, and Rural Development/in /by
[New Dawn] Senator Prince Kermue Moye of Bong County has applauded the reforms in Liberia's petroleum pricing structure, stating that the money saved will be allocated towards health, roads, and rural development.
Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak/in /by
The number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo's southern Kasai province have more than doubled in a week since a new outbreak was confirmed there, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday.
South Sudan charges vice president Machar with treason/in /by
South Sudan's first vice president Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday, as fears grow that the east African country could be edging toward a return to civil war.
Barbadillo: The prison holding three former presidents of Peru/in /by
Presidents Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) are Barbadillo’s current dwellers. In total, five former leaders have spent time at the facility
A new Whitney Houston duet? How ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ was made/in /by
The single is a duet between Calum Scott and the late Whitney Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using Houston's original vocal stems.
Surge in kidnappings for ransom threatens future of humanitarian work in South Sudan/in /by
Since the start of the year, more than 30 South Sudanese aid workers have been abducted, humanitarian officials say - more than double the number kidnapped in all of 2024. The worrying trend could make humanitarian work impossible in a country facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
At least 35 killed in Israeli attacks on Yemen/in /by
Most of those killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen were in Sanaa, the capital, where a military headquarters and a fuel station were hit, the health ministry said.
Giant anteater cub makes first appearance at Cologne zoon/in /by
Cologne Zoo has just introduced to the world a giant anteater cub that was born on the 28th of August.