Nigeria’s president orders rescue after mass kidnapping
LAGOS, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after... Read more.
Oil price falls as US prepares to unveil new Iran sanctions
By Florence Tan and Trixie Yap SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped more than $1 a barrel on Monday as investors took profits ahead of an expected announcement... Read more.
Tanzania commissions country’s largest hydropower plant
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania commissioned a new 2 115-megawatt hydropower plant on Saturday, more than doubling the East African nation’s electricity generation... Read more.
Tunisia coast guard recovers eight bodies of migrants whose boat sank
TUNIS: Tunisian coast guard forces recovered the bodies of eight Tunisian migrants whose boat sank at the weekend en route to Italy, while the search continued for... Read more.
Pope Leo urges global action to confront Congo’s Ebola outbreak
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo has called for international action to help contain the impact of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has so far... Read more.
Kejelcha regains half marathon world record in Buenos Aires
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha reclaimed the half marathon world record with a blistering run of 56 minutes and 51 seconds to win a World Athletics Label road race... Read more.
Oil rises as Donald Trump threatens sanctions on Iran partners
By Anushree Mukherjee HOUSTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - International and U.S. crude futures rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened economic sanctions... Read more.
City of Joburg settles Eskom debt, averting risk of power being throttled
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest city Johannesburg has fully settled an overdue debt of 5.25 billion rand ($328 million) owed to state-owned... Read more.
Congo set to receive 70,000 Ervebo vaccines to contain Ebola outbreak, WHO says
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has been allocated 70,000 doses of Merck's Ervebo vaccine for Ebola, the World Health Organization said on Thursday,... Read more.
More than 100 killed as Central African Republic artisanal gold mine collapses
BANGUI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - More than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in Central African Republic on Tuesday, a senior official at a... Read more.
