Nigeria’s federal government, on Monday, activated the National Cholera Multi-Sectoral Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) following the threat of cholera epidemic in the country.
The government said…
The head of the United Nations children’s agency, Unicef, says Sudan is one of the worst places in the world for children.
Catherine Russell says it now has the largest displacement of children…
Sierra Leone’s Parliament passed a historic bill criminalizing child marriage, a major victory for campaigners in a region that has the highest prevalence of the practice in the world.
The bill,…
Auma Obama, sister to former US president Barack Obama teargassed during Kenyan protest
Kenyan youths protesting against new tax proposal, sparking widespread resentment
Government set to discuss…
Devakumar Edwin, the Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of actively trying to undermine the Dangote Oil…
Since the most recent floods in September 2023 in eastern Libya, there has been an increase in the number of cases of illnesses linked to drinking unsafe water. The United Nations Children's Fund (…
The first phase of the Integrated Water Security and Sanitation Programme (PISEA) launched by the Senegalese government has already received its first support. The World Bank has announced that it…
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is issuing a $50.3 million guarantee to Congo Energy Solutions (Nuru). In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the company is…
UK government officials attempted to suppress criticism of the United Arab Emirates and its alleged role in supplying arms to a notorious militia waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Sudan,…
Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, has been a staunch critic of attempts by some European nations to ban the import of hunting trophies from Africa.
Small-scale fishers on Lake Victoria (Africa’s largest freshwater lake, shared by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) are drowning. Safety issues such as storms, a lack of available life jackets, and a…
An extensive aerial survey in South Sudan has revealed an enormous migration of 6 million antelope – the largest migration of land mammals anywhere on Earth. It is more than double the size of…
Fire breaks out at Dangote Refinery in Lagos
Dangote Group contains the 'minor fire incident' at its effluent treatment plant
The refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, started…
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters Thursday in Nairobi where groups of demonstrators rallied despite President William Ruto's decision on Wednesday to withdraw a controversial…
A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin, both as a result of last…
Sections of Kenya’s parliament were on fire on Tuesday as protesters overwhelmed police to storm the compound where lawmakers had just passed a contentious bill that would introduce a raft of…
An electric car battery developed by UK start-up Nyobolt has successfully charged from 10% to 80% in four minutes and 37 seconds in its first live demonstration.
It was achieved with a specially-…
Σε ισχύ βρίσκεται πλέον και επίσημα ο Ευρωπαϊκός Κανονισμός για τις Κρίσιμες Ορυκτές Πρώτες Ύλες, το CRM Act, που αφορά τη θέσπιση πλαισίου για τη διασφάλιση ασφαλούς και βιώσιμου εφοδιασμού…