In a joint overnight operation, the Nigerian Embassy and a Senegalese-based NGO rescued 24 Nigerian girls from sexual exploitation in the Tamaccounda and Kedougou regions of Senegal. The acting Ambassador of the Nigerian Embassy in Dakar, Salihu Abubakar, reported this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. The girls, mostly under-aged and ranging […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) announced on Saturday that the Obiafu/Obrikom/Oben (OB3) gas pipeline is expected to be completed by August, 2024. Olufemi Soneye, NNPC Ltd’s chief corporate communications officer, shared this update in a statement. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, made this announcement during an inspection […]
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On the 28th of February, Ghana’s parliament passed a bill on the issues of anti-homosexuality that has attracted world condemnation, however, the country is unshaken by this criticism. The bill pushes to increase criminal penalties for consensual same-sex relationships and punishes advocacy for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The President, […]
With the cultivation of saffron, Moroccan women living in rural communities have successfully overcome poverty and social and developmental vulnerability. The planting of this pricey crop popularly known as “red gold” has supported these women to become more financially independent and more involved in their local communities. Many women’s lives in southern Morocco’s rural areas […]
According to SADC, the Museum of African Liberation is essential to Southern Africa because it honors and recognizes the region’s founders for their role in the formation of the organization and the quest for regional integration. Inspired by the proposal, SADC is about to ink a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of African Knowledge, […]
The 3rd Joint Ministerial Commission meeting between Rwanda and Ethiopia is underway in Addis Ababa intending to strengthen bilateral ties and signing new cooperation agreements across various sectors, according to officials. A Rwandan Embassy in Ethiopia statement indicates that the 3rd JMC between the two countries was officially opened on Sunday, February 11, in Addis […]
Thriving for sustainability in every facet of the gold mining industry’s value chain is imperative and while considerable progress has been made in several areas, including responsible practices and reporting, as well as decarbonization, there is still work to be done in other areas, such as gender parity and bolstering the involvement of junior miners. […]
Somalia is the latest African country to ban single-use plastics, potentially boosting the growing campaign to limit the use of non-biodegradable packaging material in the war against global warming. A decree was issued on Thursday by the Environment and Climate Change Ministry which indicated that the country will stop single-use plastics from June 30, 2024, […]
President Wavel Ramkalawan has called for Seychelles and Mauritius to reaffirm their commitment to promote and defend the dignity and rights of their people and to continue to be an example for other countries. According to State House, Ramkalawan made the address at an official wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 189th Anniversary of the Abolition […]
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp. (TPDC) has doubled its stake in the Mnazi Bay natural gas field operated by Etablissements Maurel & Prom SA as part of plans by the East African nation to increase government participation in strategic projects. TPDC signed an agreement with the French company on Saturday to boost its share in the […]