UN calls for support for Caribbean countries hit by Hurricane Melissa/in /by
An historic Category 5 storm when it first made landfall on Tuesday, it has left a trail of destruction across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti.
Cholera surges globally as vaccine shortfalls and poverty fuel resurgence/in /by
Communities continue to suffer because they lack safe drinking water, sanitation and resilience to environmental shocks that spread the disease.
Liberia: Sen. Duncan Threatens Lawsuit If New Oil Deals Are Ratified/in /by
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The controversy surrounding Liberia's recent oil exploration agreements deepened on Wednesday when Sinoe County Senator Crayton O. Duncan threatened to file a lawsuit against the Government of Liberia if the National Legislature goes ahead to ratify the Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) recently signed with Atlas/Oranto Petroleum and TotalEnergies.
Nigeria: NNPC Shops for Equity Partners to ‘High-Grade’ Its Comatose Refineries/in /by
[This Day] · Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna facilities will work, says Ojulari
Several African leaders attend annual Paris Peace Forum in French capital/in /by
Amid numerous conflicts and other challenges facing the world, discussions at this year’s forum take place under the theme "New Coalitions for Peace, People, and the Planet".
Final preparations underway with 100 days to Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina/in /by
It will be the first time Italy will host the sporting showpiece in 20 years.
Tanzania post-election unrest spills into Kenya as police lob tear gas over the border/in /by
Tanzania’s post-electoral unrest isn’t confined to the country. It’s now spilling over in to neighbouring Kenya, with police lobbing tear gas over the border and cross-border traffic ground to a halt.
Mali: Fuel War Spreads to the Capital Bamako/in /by
[Agenzia Fides] Bamako -- "This morning at dawn, a convoy of 1,000 fuel tankers, escorted by the army, was greeted by a cheering crowd in Bamako," local sources told Fides, describing the situation in the Malian capital, where unrest is growing due to the blockade by the jihadist group Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), which is attempting to prevent fuel tankers from Senegal and Ivory Coast from supplying the city.
Nigeria: New Naval Chief Vows Sustained Onslaught Against Crude Oil Theft, Maritime Criminality/in /by
[Vanguard] The newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas, assumed office on Thursday with a pledge to intensify the fight against crude oil theft, illegal bunkering and other maritime crimes undermining Nigeria's economy.
Malawi: Mutharika Government Set to Raise Fuel Prices As Subsidies Fall Away/in /by
[Nyasa Times] Malawians should brace for higher fuel prices as the Peter Mutharika administration prepares to implement tough economic reforms aimed at stabilizing the country's finances and restoring growth.