The Egyptian army said the operations targeted alleged “homes of terrorists” and “takfiri elements” leading to “the deaths of 73 takfiris in northern Sinai” between July 22 and August 30. Egypt’s army announced Sunday that more than 70 alleged jihadists have been killed in recent military operations in North Sinai, the location of an insurrection…
Plaxtil, a French start-up company recycles used face masks to make plastic objects. The masks are first put on quarantine, then cut into small pieces, grinded, disinfected by X-rays and mixed to a substance that binds the fabric to allow the production of plastic items. An employee detailed Plaxtil-based parts: “We produce Personal Protective Equipment…
Kenya has extended its coronavirus curfew for another thirty days. Bars and nightclubs will stay closed for another month, but the number of people allowed to attend weddings, funerals and other events has been increased. The Kenyan curfew from 9pm to 4am was introduced on the twenty fifth of March. The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta…
At least 18 dead dolphins have washed up on the coast of the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, where a Japanese ship, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, has spilled more than 1,000 tons of fuel after running aground on a coral reef last month. Other dolphins have stranded on shore and appear seriously…
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Ousted president no longer interested in power Coupists seek lifting of sanctions Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has demanded the installation of an interim government in Mali to be headed by a civilian or retired military officer for a maximum duration of one year. Giving President Muhammadu Buhari…
Kenya is in a race to track locusts to prevent a new plague from forming in East Africa and eating all the greenery they find in their wake. Hundreds of billions of locusts swarmed parts of East Africa and Asia in February, wreaking havoc for livestock farmers. It is feared the tiny invaders could return…
Disaster in paradise. Mangroves and coral reefs around Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, are under threat. More than one thousand tons of fuel have leaked into the Mahebourg Lagoon after a Japanese ship ran aground off the island in late July. The ship’s presence in the water has damaged precious coral reefs and could weaken…
A Ugandan silverback gorilla called Rafiki is one of countless animals that have fallen victim to poachers as the effects of coronavirus hit the east African country. At the start of June this year wildlife rangers noticed that Rafiki had disappeared. After a search they found his body. Rafiki had been killed by a poacher,…
Several districts of Niger’s capital Niamey were flooded on Tuesday after heavy rainfall caused the Niger River to break its banks. Homes, rice fields and market gardens were destroyed. Almost all of Niamey’s one point five million inhabitants live on the banks of the river. “All of these people from the lowlands have taken refuge…