Eco-charcoal gains traction as a cleaner, cheaper alternative to firewood {Business Africa}/in /by
Clean cooking is gaining ground in Cameroon. Eco-charcoal is emerging as a practical response to health, energy and environmental challenges while Cocoa exports stall in Ivory Coast as 660 tonnes pile up without clearance. Farmers go unpaid while exporters demand compensation for losses.
Ghana’s multidimensional poverty rate declines for third consecutive quarter/in /by
The rate fell from 23.9% in the first quarter to 21.9% in Q3, confirming a steady improvement in living conditions nationwide.
Uganda election violence: Bobi Wine ally arrested/in /by
Police on Thursday detained a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine, accusing him of participating in bouts of violence in a remote part of central Uganda during last week's election.
New mass kidnapping, initially denied by police, shakes Nigeria/in /by
Residents of northern Nigeria's Kaduna state say kidnappers surrounded their village, beating up people, as they abducted dozens of Christian worshippers. "They took them from church on Sunday around 10am in the morning," says the mother of a kidnapped victim.
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ launched amid fears it will rival UN/in /by
It was initially designed as an initiative to cement the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Funerals held in Andalusia for victims of Spain’s deadliest train crash/in /by
Funerals for victims of Spain's train accident took place in Huelva province. Andrés Gallardo and David Cordon were among the mourned. The country is in national mourning with flags at half mast.
Sudan war blocks 8 million schoolchildren for nearly 500 days-NGO/in /by
Almost three years of war in Sudan have left more than eight million children out of school for nearly 500 days.
Jihadist attack claims lives of eleven police officers in Burkina Faso/in /by
At least eleven police officers were killed in a major jihadist assault in eastern Burkina Faso over the weekend, security sources confirmed, highlighting the persistent and deadly violence plaguing the country despite military claims of progress.
Ryanair boss O’Leary thanks Musk for ‘Big idiot’ publicity over Starlink spat/in /by
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary on Wednesday dismissed Elon Musk's idea of buying the budget airline and shrugged off insults from the billionaire, in a war of words that erupted over installing Starlink systems on aircraft.
Urgent call for aid as Sudan’s crisis approaches third year/in /by
As Sudan’s brutal internal conflict nears its two-year mark, humanitarian leaders at the World Economic Forum issued a stark warning: the world’s largest displacement crisis is being dangerously neglected, with millions facing famine and disease while international attention remains elsewhere.