Africa

Human Rights Watch accused the country of executing opponents in 'illegal extrajudicial executions' made to look like shootings - 755 people are involved - and called for international sanctions against Cairo

Expro, a leading international oilfield services company, has completed a contract for a subsidiary of Petronas, PC Mauritania, which manages offshore operations in the country

An independent study on the logistics and infrastructure solution for the Kasiya rutile project has confirmed the logistics route proposed by owner Sovereign Metals through the Nacala logistics corridor and export from Nacala port

Jules Kader Kaboré, a young Burkinabe programmer based in the US, has developed a money transfer platform "Sank" - the name is inspired by Thomas Sankara, father of the Burkinabé revolution; reliable and convenient, it already has some 10.000 users

27 suspected members of the MAK, a separatist group that seeks independence for the Berber region of Kabylie and which the government has declared a terrorist organization, were arrested after an attack in two northern cities

Due to a critic liquidity problem, the country needs to renegotiate its public debt with private creditors as the International Monetary Fund has rated the debt "unsustainable"

WFP expands emergency response as conflict escalates in northern Ethiopia; the institution declares unprecedented US$426 million funding gap for its operations and appeals for funds to meet the needs of 12 million people this year

Joint military operations with Burkina Faso will be organized against the jihadist groups that have been specially active in the Sahel region

The 2021-2022 vanilla season considered "the best in recent years" according to the National Vanilla Office: the amount of green vanilla harvested for is estimated at 210,5 tonnes, or 42 tonnes of prepared vanilla

The free online registration service, MoRendezVous, an initiative of the Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, is available for devotees to schedule their prayers for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival

Khoemacau Copper Mining praises itself of also paying attention to environmental, social and governance issues, including significant renewable energy generation and promising community development initiatives

The country participated in the ministerial conference on marine litter and plastic pollution recently held in Geneva, Switzerland, with the aim of finding a binding global agreement to prevent and control sea pollution

The second edition of Angola Oil & Gas 2021 starts today, the official meeting place and investment platform for the Angolan oil industry, bringing together the country's public and private sectors for a two-day conference