Kenya’s Avocado Production Faces Setback in 2024 but Projects Growth in 2025
Kenya’s avocado production experienced an 11.2 percent decline in 2024, falling to 562 thousand metric tons (TMT) due to reduced rainfall. Despite this, a recovery […]
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Nigeria Ranked Among Most Corrupt Countries in 2024 Transparency Report
The 2024 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International on Tuesday February 11, highlights Nigeria as one of the most corrupt countries in the […]
Ivory Coast confirms arrest of six suspected members of the Islamic State group
Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have confirmed the dismantling of a terrorist network in July 2024 in Abidjan, marking a significant security operation with international implications. […]
Russian diplomatic chief Sergei Lavrov to address Arab League in Cairo
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will address the Arab League in Cairo on Sunday, the organization announced on Thursday, a visit that follows a summit […]
Nigeria and Algeria could see their petrol production increased as OPEC agreed to raise production limits
OPEC and allied countries, meeting as OPEC+, agreed Sunday to raise production limits on five countries, ending a dispute that had sent global energy prices […]
Suspect linked to Charlie Hebdo attackers arrested in Djibouti
French jihadist Peter Cherif, a known associate of the Kouachi brothers who killed 12 people in the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, has been […]
Somalia: 200,000 bags of charcoal smuggled out to Iraq – VOA
Over 200,000 bags of Somali charcoal arrived in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, a Somali official at the United Nations told the VOA on […]
Italy to deploy army to fight human traffickers in Niger
Italian government is considering deploying up to 470 troops to Niger to help tackle people-smuggling, the military General Staff said on Thursday. According to Prime […]
Algeria supports oil freeze continuation as stocks diminish
Algeria has voiced its support for the extension of the oil production freeze agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC members as it believes that “stocks in […]
Angola Becomes Africa’s Top Oil Producer – OPEC
Nigeria has again lost its Africa’s top oil producer status to Angola, as the country’s crude oil production fell by 67,000 barrels per day last […]