Algeria: Muslim faithful observing Ramadan feel the pinch as inflation soars/in /by
"There has been a price increase in the country in recent years due to the international turmoil -covid and the Russia-Ukraine war. The purchasing power of the people has weakened. Despite these conditions, the people still go out shopping for the Ramadan table and tried to buy basic foodstuffs."
Kenya: Residents of Nakuru county turn to geothermal steam for affordable water/in /by
Another resident Patricia Nyaguthii says: "Though it is clean water, it is very little and it is not enough but we do not have any other source of water. It is a long time since it rained."
Kenya: Court hears case against Meta over dismissal of employees/in /by
Court hears cqse by facebook parent company Meta to stop lawsuit accusing it among other things of exploitation.
Boat carrying hundreds of migrants towed to safety by Italian Coast Guard/in /by
A boat carrying hundreds of migrants was towed to safety in the Sicilian port of Catania on Wednesday by the Italian Coast Guard.
Dollar drops as inflation comes in below economists’ expectations/in /by
The unexpected result has prompted experts to speculate that the Federal Reserve may halt its rate-hiking efforts, possibly after a rate increase in May.
Tunisia: 10 African migrants dead after boat sinks/in /by
The Tunisian coast guard said Wednesday that 10 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were trying to reach Europe illegally died after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia.
Panic as unidentified people board Singaporean tanker off Ivory Coast/in /by
Twenty crew members of various nationalities were on board the Success 9 when individuals boarded it on Monday in the Gulf of Guinea, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
Five elephants shot in Chad, fears of renewed poaching/in /by
At least five elephants were killed last week in southern Chad by poachers who took their tusks, according to the authorities and an NGO which is alarmed Tuesday by a "sudden resumption" of these acts.
Tunisian police dismantle refugee camp outside UNHCR headquarters in Tunis/in /by
Tunisian police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse about 100 African asylum seekers and migrants who had been camping outside the headquarters of the UNHCR in Tunis.
Parents and school draw awareness to autism in The Congo/in /by
Autism is a human development disorder characterized by social learning and communication difficulties, with stereotyped behaviours and highly repetitive gestures. It is considered a mystical disease in The Congo. Parents and La Case Dominique school are trying to educate the general public.