Algeria’s Tamgout cheese: A Swiss-inspired success story/in /by
In a matter of 15 years, Rachid Ibersiene's "Tamgout" cheese -- a blend of the Swiss Gruyere and Dutch Gouda styles -- has become a source of pride for the north African country. Both Algerians and foreigners have taken a keen interest in the unique product.
Nigeria triggers national response plan for annual deadly floods; 14 states on alert/in /by
"As it is, the (flooding) outlook is still very gloomy and we are doing our best to raise awareness and get the various agencies to prepare accordingly,"
Millions left with no aid as West Africa suffers worst hunger crisis in 10 years/in /by
Nearly half of the 11.6 million people targeted for food aid during the June to August lean season are not receiving any assistance, the agency said in a statement.
Chinese mining company opens lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe/in /by
A Chinese mining company opened a 300 million dollar lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
Climate change fuels global hottest day/in /by
The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely centuries, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high.
Meta officially launches “Threads”, the new social network competing with Twitter/in /by
The app went live just after midnight Wednesday in the U.K. in Apple and Google Android app stores in more than 100 countries including the U.S., Britain, Australia, Canada and Japan.
Tunisians target African migrants, dozens expelled: witnesses/in /by
Racial tensions in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax flared into violence targeting migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, dozens of whom were forcibly evicted from the city or fled, witnesses said Wednesday.
Toxic gas leak in South Africa has killed 16 people, including 3 children/in /by
Emergency services initially announced that as many as 24 people might be dead in the Angelo settlement in Boksburg, a city on the eastern outskirts of Johannesburg. But police and Gauteng Province Premier Panyaza Lesufi later said the number of deaths had been confirmed as 16 after a recount
“Niger is a solid, reliable partner” says EU’s foreign policy chief/in /by
"Niger is a solid, reliable partner" says EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, at the start of a two-day visit to the country
Violations committed against children hits record high, says UN chief/in /by
The number of serious violations committed against children hits record high according to the UN chief's annual report "Children and Conflict"