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How Much Is Libya Losing In Oil Field Shutdowns By Armed Groups?
Following mounting sanctions against Russia’s oil, the West has struggled with little success to contain a likely oil supply crisis, despite the surge in Brent crude price to over $109 a barrel. At the moment, the West is reliant on the boost in crude production and supply from OPEC and their allies as agreed in…
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A Look At South Africa’s Transition To Low-Carbon Economy
To prevent the catastrophic impacts of climate change, a pact signed and detailed in the Paris Agreement called for countries to limit global warming to 2ºC. To stay within the carbon budget, the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gas emissions should not exceed 450 ppm CO2 for E5. Like other continents in the world, Africa recognizes…
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South Sudan Records First Cholera Outbreak In 5 Years
At least one person has died in South Sudan in the latest cholera outbreak to be reported in South Sudan since the devastating outbreak in 2017, affecting more than 28,000 people with 644 deaths. According to the Health Minister, Elizabeth Acuei Yol, a total of 31 cases, including one death was reported from Rubkona town…
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How Africa’s Low Production Output Is Affecting OPEC’s Crude Supply Deal
Member states of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are struggling to meet up with the rising global demand following the de facto embargo on Russian supplies by many refiners. Last year, OPEC agreed to boost global oil production by 400,000 barrels per day, after cutting production by a record 10 million barrels per day…
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Terrorism: Nine Dead In Rebel Attack on Chibok Community in Northeast Nigeria
Since 2009, Nigeria has struggled with terrorist attacks and high-powered kidnapping in its northeast by armed groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). More than 35,000 people have died and millions have been displaced by the violence, according to the UN Development Program. In April 2014, Boko Haram attacked the…
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DR Congo Records New Case Of Ebola Virus
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in a city in its northwestern region, four months after the end of the country’s last outbreak. According to a report by the National Institute of Biomedical Research, a 31-year-old male in Mbandaka city tested positive for the deadly virus on Saturday.…
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Ivory Coast Police Seize 2,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine Worth $67m
In recent years, coastal countries in West Africa have become the favoured passage for the transportation of cocaine to end markets in Europe. The interior ministry of Ivory Coast revealed that over 2,000 kilograms of pure cocaine with a street value of about 41 billion CFA francs ($67.7 million), was seized by police officers in…
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Infographics: How Global Warming Is Worsening Cyclones In Southern Africa
At the beginning of the year, the U.N.’s regional meteorology centre warned Southern Africa and island states near the Indian Ocean to brace up for torrents of tropical storms. True to these words, in January 2022, Tropical Cyclone Ana tore across countries in southern Africa, causing a death toll of more than 80. The island nation…
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Fact Check: Did Cameroon Sign New Military Deal With Russia?
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, Cameroon signed what would seem like new military cooperation agreements with embattled Russia. But is this alliance the first of its kind, or is there a history of military cooperation between both countries? On April 15, 2015, Cameroon signed defence cooperation with Russia aimed at boosting the country’s military arsenal.…
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Terrorism: ISWAP Claim Responsibility For Recent Bomb Attack In Taraba State
On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, bombs exploded at a market in the rural town of Iware, Taraba State, killing one person. Shortly after, local police announced the death toll had increased to three, while 19 people reportedly sustained mortal injuries. A day later, a terrorist group known as the Islamic State in West Africa Province…