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Libya’s eastern authorities said Sunday they had postponed a reconstruction conference for the flood-hit city of Derna that had been planned for October 10 but was met with international scepticism.The event was put off until November 1-2 to “offer time for the submission of effective studies and projects” for the reconstruction effort, the committee charged …

Libya’s eastern govt delays Derna reconstruction meetingSun, 01 Oct 2023 13:47:14 GMT Read More »

Libya’s eastern authorities Sunday announced the postponement of a reconstruction conference for the flood-hit city of Derna that had been planned for October 10 but was met with international scepticism.The event was put off until November 1-2 to “offer time for the submission of effective studies and projects” for the reconstruction effort, the committee charged …

Libya’s eastern govt postpones Derna reconstruction conferenceSun, 01 Oct 2023 11:40:01 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday proposed a temporary minimum wage hike and more cheap gas-powered public transport among other measures to help offset the impact of his economic reforms as labour unions threatened a national strike. Speaking in a national broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 63rd independence day anniversary, Tinubu’s announcement came after he ended …

Nigeria announces measures to offset rising costs as strikes loomSun, 01 Oct 2023 08:43:54 GMT Read More »

Working as a human rights lawyer is not for the faint of heart in Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy. If Sibusiso Nhlabatsi is now one of the leading rights lawyers in the small southern African nation, it is in part because his friend and mentor was murdered.Thulani Maseko was shot dead in front of his family …

Eswatini rights lawyer lives in fear after mentor’s murderSun, 01 Oct 2023 05:44:00 GMT Read More »

Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from the four corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church.Under sunny skies and with a crowd that filled half of Vatican City’s grandiose, colonnaded St Peter’s Square, the 86-year-old pope welcomed the new, so-called “Princes …

Pope appoints 21 new cardinals to fill highest ranks of ChurchSat, 30 Sep 2023 19:22:12 GMT Read More »

At least nine miners were killed after a shaft in a Zimbabwean gold mine collapsed, an engineer at the site and the miners federation said Saturday.”Four bodies have been recovered so far” and five others are still stuck under rubble, Henrietta Rushwaya, president of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation, told AFP.Mine engineer Hussein Phiri confirmed to …

At least nine killed in Zimbabwe gold mine collapseSat, 30 Sep 2023 17:41:34 GMT Read More »

Water has been cut off two days out of every three this month in France’s poorest department Mayotte, an Indian Ocean archipelago left underdeveloped in one of the world’s wealthiest nations.Although Mayotte’s people and representatives have pushed for help from Paris, they have been left disappointed by a piecemeal government reaction.”People are furious, but exhausted,” …

France’s Mayotte feels left high and dry as water crisis worsensSat, 30 Sep 2023 05:18:05 GMT Read More »

The leaders of nine Mediterranean and southern European countries called Friday for a “significant increase” in the EU’s efforts to tackle the thorny issue of migration at its roots, in origin and transit countries.Italian far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that front-line countries were struggling to deal with arrivals now, but without “structural” solutions from …

Malta summit urges EU to stop migration at sourceFri, 29 Sep 2023 18:54:14 GMT Read More »

Voting ended on Friday in Eswatini’s legislative elections, which are unlikely to bring substantial change to the politics of Africa’s last absolute monarchy despite recent and deadly pro-democracy protests.Polling stations started to close at around 7:00 pm (1700 GMT) and counting began in the impoverished southern African nation, where King Mswati III has ruled with …

Polls close in parliamentary vote in Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchyFri, 29 Sep 2023 18:28:47 GMT Read More »

Libya’s prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as part of an inquiry into this month’s flood that killed thousands.Flooding caused by hurricane-strength Storm Daniel tore through eastern Libya on September 10, leaving at least 3,893 people dead and thousands more missing.The seaside city of Derna …

Four more officials held after Libya flood disasterFri, 29 Sep 2023 17:17:50 GMT Read More »