Climat: Are carbon credits the solution? [Business Africa]/in /by
In this week's Business Africa: the effectiveness of carbon credits called into question; Gabon's economy put to the test by the coup d'état and the African Union's membership of the G20.
Mali cancels Independence day celebrations after attacks/in /by
The anniversary will be "celebrated in sobriety and in the spirit of national revival", a statement after a council of ministers said. The government will allocate the funds planned for the festivities to help the victims of a series of recent attacks and their families.
Diddy unveils comeback album ‘The Love Album – Off the Grid’/in /by
If Sean “Diddy” Combs had a choice, the self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur would be hunkered down in a recording studio rather than running his several successful businesses. The album will release on Friday (Sep. 15).
Libya Floods: Survivors speak of their plight, search for relatives/in /by
"It is a disaster that has gone beyond imagination, we thought it was just floods, water going down but the mud is the greatest problem, bodies are buried under piles of mud and debris, 3 or 4 metres high of mud. We pray God give patience to the families of the dead and the thousands missing."Moussa
Libya buries thousands in mass graves after flood, mayor says death toll could triple/in /by
The deluge swept away entire families on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has been mired in conflict since a 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Health officials have confirmed 5,500 deaths and say 9,000 people are still missing.
Panic as aftershock shakes Moroccan village near quake epicentre/in /by
Rescue workers, villagers and journalists ran Wednesday( Sep.13) at the moment an aftershock is felt in the village of Imi N'Tala.
Nigeria experiences a nationwide power outage after its electrical grid fails/in /by
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), which supplies electricity to southeastern Nigeria, issued a statement announcing a “total system" collapse.
Tunisia bans visit by European Parliament delegation/in /by
Tunisia has banned a delegation from the European Parliament from entering its territory, provoking strong reactions from MEPs, some of whom have called for the suspension of the migration agreement concluded between the EU and Tunis.
Tedopi: positive results for a lung cancer vaccine/in /by
One year after the start of treatment, 44.1% of these patients were still alive in the group receiving the vaccine, compared with only 27.5% in the chemotherapy group, according to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial
Nearly 7,000 migrants arrive on Italy’s southern island of Lampedusa within 24hours/in /by
"The situation today on Lampedusa is that there are around 6,000 people in the hostpot, who have arrived on the island on 120 different boats in the last 24 hours. Clearly, the situation is complex and as the Italian Red Cross we are continuing to guarantee, albeit with huge efforts,.. "