Gaza reacts as Rafah crossing set to reopen/in /by
After months of isolation, residents of Gaza are cautiously optimistic about the reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
Venice carnival begins with colorful boat parade and nod to 2026 Olympics/in /by
Italy’s most famous carnival opened in Venice with a floating parade on the Grand Canal. Crowds watched as decorated boats and rowers in costume passed by. The carnival, themed “Olympus,” is tied to the 2026 Winter Olympics and runs until 17 February.
Bad Bunny makes history with Spanish album win at 2026 Grammy Awards/in /by
Bad Bunny made history by winning album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, the first Spanish language album to do so. Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar also won big.
Sisi, King Abdullah reject Gaza displacement plans/in /by
The leaders of Egypt and Jordan on Sunday renewed their rejection of any attempts to displace Palestinians as Israel announced that it was partially reopening the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
Jihadist group releases video it claims shows attack on Niamey airbase/in /by
The Islamic State extremist group released a video on Sunday said to show its attack on an air force base in Niger's capital.
Nigeria: Dangote, NNPC Seal Strategic Gas Agreements to Aid African Conglomerate’s Expansion/in /by
[This Day] Three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited - Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, and Dangote Cement Plc - have scaled up their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPAs) with subsidiaries of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC).
Second commercial flight since start of Sudanese war lands at Khartoum airport/in /by
A commercial flight landed in the Sudanese capital on Sunday for the second time since a devastating war broke out in the north-eastern African country nearly three years ago.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Oil Exports to Drop As Bonga FPSO Undergoes Maintenance/in /by
[Vanguard] Nigeria's oil exports will fall by 225,000 barrels per day in February following the shutdown of the Bonga FPSO for scheduled turnaround maintenance.
Nigeria: Oil-Rich Eba Island Tears Ogun, Ondo Apart/in /by
[Daily Trust] Ownership of the oil-rich Eba Island has torn the neighbouring Ogun and Ondo State governments apart, Daily Trust reports.
Kenya: Nairobi fashion week challenges industry to rethink consumption/in /by
It explored how designers can reduce their environmental impact and embrace ethical practices.