SENEGAL has recently become a member of the group of oil-producing nations in West Africa, which is a major achievement in the economic history of the country. Trojan News reports that the Sangomar deep-water project, which started production last week, is…
A train collision in India’s West Bengal state on Monday resulted in at least 15 deaths and dozens of injuries. Al Jazeera reported that a catastrophic accident occurred in the Darjeeling district when a freight train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express passenger…
A 63-year-old woman from Missouri, Sandra “Sandy” Hemme, has had her conviction overturned after spending 43 years in prison for a murder she did not commit. According to The Guardian, Hemme was convicted in 1985 based on her incriminating statements made while…
EVERY year, on June 16, the Day of the African Child (DAC) serves as a poignant reminder of the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s youth in social, political, and economic realms. The day commemorates the 1976 Soweto Uprising, where black…
Europe’s gas imports from Russia overtook supplies from the US for the first time in almost two years in May, despite the region’s efforts to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels since the full scale invasion of Ukraine. While one-off…
THE Presidency has reacted to a report published in the New York Times, criticizing the Nigerian economy as toeing the worst trajectory in a generation. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, responded on Sunday to…
QATAR Airways is poised to finalise its acquisition of a significant stake in RwandAir, Rwanda’s national carrier, as early as next month, according to RwandAir’s CEO Yvonne Makolo. In an interview with the Financial Times (FT), Makolo revealed that the discussions, which…
Ghana is expected to endure at least three more weeks of power cuts due to a shortage of gas supplies from Nigeria. The state power firm announced that maintenance work at an unnamed Nigerian gas supplier is the cause of…
TANZANIA marked a historic milestone on Saturday with the launch of its first electric train, transporting 1,400 passengers on its maiden journey from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, covering a distance of 300 kilometres. Equipped with cutting-edge electric and signalling…
SOUTH Africa’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has requested the Electoral Court to declare the 2024 general elections invalid, citing concerns that the elections were not conducted in a free and fair manner, as reported by government media SABC. The MK Party,…
