Children killed while returning home after fetching water. KANO, Nigeria Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger has confirmed the accidental killing of six children by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet in a local community. The Secretary to the Niger State government, Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, confirmed the incident to Anadolu Agency on Thursday, adding the…
Agreement covers increase in gas production in Congo, primarily through development of LNG project with start-up expected in 2023. ANKARA Italy and the Republic of Congo signed an accord to increase natural gas production, exports and future LNG shipments in the West African country on Thursday. The agreement allows for the acceleration and increase of…
Summary The UN said Ms Ojiambo will be responsible for leading the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, building the strategic partnerships needed to drive impact and advocacy at local and global levels. Her tenure at Safaricom saw the company sign up with the UN agency she will be heading, and one of the results were…
Summary The leaders said they will proceed to “immediately” accelerate the formation of a regional force “to help contain and, where necessary, fight the negative forces” in the DRC, even as they asked rebel groups to lay down arms and participate “unconditionally” in political dialogue. But while the leaders read a riot act to the rebel…
East African heads of state have agreed to deploy a joint military force to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to deal with the armed groups operating in that region. At a summit in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Thursday, the regional leaders resolved that such a force should be mobilised with immediate effect. There are…
Italy is another step ahead in its venture to increase its export of natural gas as the country signed a new deal with the Republic of Congo on Thursday. The Italian delegation paid a visit to Angola and now Congo Republic this week to line up LNG contracts. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio announced…
Communities affected by the devastating floods that killed at least 448 people in the eastern city of Durban in South Africa are trying to salvage whatever is left of their belongings as search and rescue operations continue to find missing persons. Sandile’s two homes were ripped apart by the floods caused by rains last week.…
KANO, Nigeria At least seven people are dead and 19 seriously injured after an explosive device went off at a bar in Nigeria’s northeastern Taraba state. An eyewitness, Fanen James, said Wednesday that they counted seven bodies before they were transported to a hospital. The police said earlier that three people were dead and 19…
The UN has expressed concern that Malian authorities have denied its human rights investigators access to a village where hundreds of people were killed. “We are extremely concerned that Malian authorities have still not granted UN human rights investigators access”, a statement by the UN Human Rights Office said. It says “time is of essence to ensure…
The Chinese embassy in South Africa has donated a million rand ($66,000; £50,000) toward flood relief effort but some South Africans have been complaining about how meagre the amount is. Chinese ambassador Chen Xiaodong said the donation was part of its efforts to support South African people affected by the disaster in KwaZulu-Natal province. One…