Australian energy firm signs landmark gas deal with Zimbabwe/in /by
It is a key step for Invictus Energy as it looks to advance its efforts to commercialise hydrocarbon resources in the Cabora Bassa basin.
Dalai Lama attends swearing‑in of Tibetan government‑in‑exile in India/in /by
Penpa Tsering, the head of Tibet’s government‑in‑exile, was sworn in for a second term at a ceremony in Dharamshala, India, attended by the Dalai Lama.
Viral ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo spared from Eid sacrifice and sent to zoo/in /by
Bangladesh's national zoo has taken custody of a rare albino buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump", sparing the animal from sacrifice during Eid al-Adha celebrations.
South Africa seizes $61 Million drug haul at Zimbabwe border, three arrested/in /by
South Africa's border police stopped a truck from Malawi that was driving into the country with drugs worth nearly one billion rand ($61 million), authorities said on Thursday.
Burkina Faso junta suspends biggest student union and arrests leader/in /by
It is the latest salvo in the ongoing crackdown on independent organisations by the military authorities which seized power in a 2022 coup.
At least 16 students killed in overnight fire at Kenyan boarding school/in /by
At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.
Nigeria: Dele Oye – Dangote Refinery Can Save Nigeria N15tn Import Cost, Generate $11bn Fx Inflow/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- Erstwhile President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce of Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dele Oye, yesterday said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has the capacity to save Nigeria over N15 trillion annually in fuel import costs.
First group of Ghanaians arrivein Accra following repatriation from South Africa/in /by
Around 800 people from Ghana have said they want to leave amid heightened anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa.
Health workers battle with few resources on DR Congo’s Ebola front line/in /by
Health workers at Rwampala hospital in the DRC have been on the frontline of the Ebola outbreak since the first case was identified less that two weeks ago. But treating the deadly disease isn’t their only challenge - they’re also working to prevent the spread.
Nigeria’s former VP Atiku Abubakar clinches his party’s presidential nomination/in /by
Veteran politician, Atiku Abubakar, outperformed two rival aspirants in a primary election that will see him stand for the party in the 2027 presidential elections.