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Weeks of fuel scarcities in Nigeria are compounding a cost-of-living crisis, with the state-run oil company acknowledging “financial strain” was hampering supplies.Olufemi Soneye, a spokesman for government-controlled Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), blamed the lingering scarcity on financial issues, in a statement at the weekend.Nigeria, a major African oil producer, often sees sporadic fuel …

State oil company’s ‘financial strain’ compounds Nigeria’s fuel shortageMon, 02 Sep 2024 15:49:51 GMT Read More »

The South African Rugby Union have written to their New Zealand counterparts to apologise for the disruption of the Haka before a Test between the countries last Saturday.New Zealand were performing the Haka, a traditional pre-match routine involving vigorous movement, stamping of feet and rhythmic shouting, when several mix-ups occurred at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.”(The …

SA Rugby apologise over Haka disruption at TestMon, 02 Sep 2024 14:02:55 GMT Read More »

Racing 92 centre Gael Fickou said on Monday he will “respect” Siya Kolisi’s choice if the South Africa captain decides to leave the French club after just one year of a three-year deal.Double World Cup winner Kolisi, 33, has been linked with a move back to the Sharks in Durban.According to website RugbyPass, an American …

Fickou to ‘respect’ Kolisi’s Racing 92 departure decisionMon, 02 Sep 2024 12:37:23 GMT Read More »

Africa faces a disproportionate burden from climate change and the costs of adapting, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Monday.The African continent has been warming at a slightly faster rate than the global average — at about 0.3 degrees Celsius per decade between 1991 and 2023, the WMO said in …

Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change: UNMon, 02 Sep 2024 10:49:55 GMT Read More »

Kenyan prosecutors said Monday they extradited a man accused of murdering his girlfriend in the United States in a case that made headlines after he escaped police custody in Nairobi. Kevin Kang’ethe was the subject of a three-month international manhunt after he fled the United States for his native Kenya following the killing of Margaret Mbitu, …

Kenya extradites suspect in US murderMon, 02 Sep 2024 10:17:02 GMT Read More »

China rolled out the red carpet on Monday for leaders from across Africa, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development.Beijing has said this week’s China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than a dozen leaders and …

China rolls out the red carpet for African leadersMon, 02 Sep 2024 09:26:49 GMT Read More »

A massive oil project in Uganda co-owned by French group TotalEnergies and China’s CNOOC is mired in reports of sexual violence, forced evictions and environmental damage, climate activists said Monday.The $10 billion investment includes drilling for oil in the Lake Albert area in northwestern Uganda and building a 1,443-kilometre (900-mile) heated pipeline to ship the …

NGO reports ‘human rights disaster’ at Uganda oil projectMon, 02 Sep 2024 08:05:40 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s Paralympics rower Asiya Sururu Muhammed says being at her second Games is like “university” compared to her “school-like” debut in Tokyo three years ago. Sururu Muhammed lost both her lower legs and some fingers in a train accident aged just two and became the first woman to represent her country in the sport in an …

Second Paralympics is a ‘university’ for Kenyan rower MuhammedMon, 02 Sep 2024 05:14:22 GMT Read More »

Torrential rains in Niger have killed at least 15 more people, regional authorities said on Sunday, the latest casualties of the downpours lashing the African nation.Heavy rains have been drenching Africa’s Sahel region since June and the latest victims in Niger come on top of at least 217 people who have died across the country …

Torrential rains in Niger kill 15 more peopleSun, 01 Sep 2024 15:07:31 GMT Read More »

African leaders descend on China’s capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they eye mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent.China has expanded ties with African nations in the past decade, furnishing them with billions in loans that have helped build infrastructure but also sometimes stoked controversy by …

African leaders in Beijing eyeing big loans and investmentSun, 01 Sep 2024 07:05:48 GMT Read More »