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Kenya deports French oil firm CEO over fuel shortages

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– – The Kenyan government has deported Christian Bergeron, the chief executive of Rubis Energy Kenya – a subsidiary of France-based Rubis Group. It follows the cancellation of the work permit of the CEO of one of the biggest oil marketers in Kenya over a fuel shortage. The energy regulator has accused some oil marketers of withholding the supply of… Read More
Africa World 

Top Gospel Songs to listen to this Easter

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– – The Easter break is here! Aside from spending part of this upcoming long weekend in church, many Ghanaians will be enjoying the four-day break  with family and loved ones, catching up, making merry, and getting involved in charity work and events. We’ve compiled a list of the top 100 Gospel songs played on Spotify in Ghana over the… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa: Over 250 people killed in deadly floods

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– – At least 250 people have been killed in deadly floods that have caused havoc in the coastal areas South Africa‘s port city of Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province. Officials had earlier estimated that at least 59 people had died but the death toll has now jumped to over 250. Nomagugu Simelane, KwaZulu-Natal’s health minister, told local news outlets… Read More
Pacific 

Ban, President Loeak discuss stronger partnership with Pacific island nations

Village Reporter
According to a readout of the meeting in New York, Mr. Ban congratulated President Christopher J. Loeak, whose country assumed the Chairmanship of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between countries of the Pacific Ocean. Mr. Ban and Mr. Loeak also discussed climate change, which is already impacting thousands of people in the… Read More
Africa Business World 

Telecel Group Announces the Acquisition of Mattel Mauritania

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– – Tunisie Telecom, BSA telecommunication and COMATEL announce the signing, on March 14, of an exclusive agreement with the company TELECEL Group for the sale of 100% of the shares of the company Mauritano-Tunisienne des Télécommunications (Mattel). Mattel is the first mobile operator in Mauritania to have launched the GSM service. Since its creation on May 11, 2000, the… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

South Sudan forms unified army, integrates opposition commanders

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– – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has now formed a unified armed forces command and has also integrated opposition commanders into the structure of the armed forces. Per the new structure, the president’s faction has a 60% representation while the opposition occupies the remaining 40%. A line-up of the names of the generals to lead the unified command was… Read More
Pacific 

Syrian constitutional reform body seeking breakthrough, Security Council hears

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Acknowledging the grim milestone in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, urged the members of the Constitutional Committee’s Small Drafting Body to work “with the sense of seriousness and spirit of compromise that the situation demands”.  History of disappointment The Syrian Constitutional Committee, first established amid high expectations in 2019,… Read More
Pacific 

‘Sharp rise’ in Nicaraguans fleeing to Costa Rica, strains asylum system

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Doubling in number over the last eight months, the agency now estimates that there are more than 150,000 Nicaraguans who have crossed over the southern border, seeking refuge in Costa Rica. “These figures, as of February 2022, confirm more Nicaraguans are currently seeking protection in Costa Rica than all the refugees and asylum seekers combined, during Central America’s civil wars… Read More
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