In an interview with the Norwegian press, Tesla boss, Elon Musk, said he was very concerned about the future of our civilization because of the drop in the birth rate. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, himself father of ten children, called on his contemporaries to have “more …
Read More »Ethiopia: UN heartbreaking announcement on the Tigray crisis
The UN announced the suspension of its efforts to provide humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Tigray region of northern Ethiopia as fresh fighting erupted last week. Fighting between federal troops and rebel groups continues in Ethiopia despite international calls for a truce. The renewed violence – currently concentrated in neighbouring …
Read More »Cameroon: customs seized 9,000 tramadol tablets
Cameroonian customs authorities announced the seizure of 9000 tramadol tablets last weekend in the South West region of the country. Thanks to concerted actions with law enforcement agencies in the seaside town of Buea, in the southwest region, the smugglers, who specialize in the marketing of counterfeit drugs and especially …
Read More »South Africa: President Ramaphosa appoints new anti-corruption team
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed nine people to form an anti-corruption advisory council to help in the fight against corruption. The National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council’s task is to prevent a recurrence of state capture in South Africa. The team will help with the effective implementation of the anti-corruption strategy …
Read More »Air France’s decision after fight between two pilots
Air France announced the suspension of two of its pilots who had come to blows shortly after their Airbus A320 took off last June, BFMTV reported. The argument would have burst after one accidentally hit the other. Quickly, the tone went up and several slaps and blows were exchanged. A …
Read More »Rwanda to launch natural gas production plant
Rwanda is about to enter the closed stable of African natural gas producing countries as authorities announced the country’s plan to produce gas from Lake Kivu from the beginning of 2024. Rwanda has just launched the construction of a methane gas extraction and compression plant for transformation into natural gas …
Read More »Angola: electoral body proclaims MPLA winner of the polls
Angolan Electoral Commission has declared President João Lourenço and his Marxist People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA party) the winners of last week’s national elections. The election commission gave MPLA a 51.17% majority after all votes were counted while its longtime opponent, the National Union for the Total …
Read More »Austrian Chancellor calls on EU to lower electricity prices
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer called on the European Union on Sunday to “decouple the price of electricity from that of gas” to bring it down, and affirms that this subject is on the table for an upcoming emergency meeting. After six months of war in Ukraine, energy prices in Europe …
Read More »Angola: family division on the funeral of former president dos Santos
A last tribute was paid on Sunday at Agostinho Neto memorial in Luanda by the Angolans to their former President José Eduardo dos Santos who died 8 July in Barcelona. Several African heads of state took part to the funeral, but six of the late’s children were absent. This funeral …
Read More »Colombia: media men shot dead in the north
Two Colombian journalists were shot dead on Sunday in the north of the country by people riding motorbikes as they returned from reporting on a popular party in the Colombian Caribbean, local media reported Leiner Montero Ortega, 37, and Dilia Contreras Cantillo, 39, were driving on a road between cities …
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