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#aljazeera.com. Sudan’s army says it’s taken control of Khartoum as RSF retreat. Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has arrived in Khartoum and announced that the city “is free”.

#Mar.26.2025

#theguardian.com. Director of Bondi restaurant Icebergs Maurice Terzini resigns amid allegations against son. Sylvester Terzini was employed at multiple restaurants owned by his father, has denied the untested allegations and no charges have been laid

#Mar.26.2025

#oilprice.com. Kenya to Launch Oil and Gas Licensing Round in September | OilPrice.com. Kenya plans to launch an oil and gas exploration round for 10 blocks in September, seeking to revive its stalled oil industry and attract international investors.

#Mar.26.2025

#economist.com. A faster rollout of malaria vaccines would save many lives. But someone needs to pay for it—and aid budgets are being slashed

#Mar.24.2025

#bbc.com. US cuts to HIV aid will cost millions of lives - UNAids chief. Funding cuts could lead to an added 2,000 new HIV infections each day, Winnie Byanyima warns.

#Mar.24.2025

#oilprice.com. Saudi Arabia Awards $2.6-Billion Natural Gas Power Plant Deal | OilPrice.com. Saudi Arabia has awarded a $2.6 billion contract to a Spanish-Egyptian joint venture to construct a 3 gigawatt combined cycle gas-fired power plant in the Eastern Province.

#Mar.24.2025

#oilprice.com. United States Challenges China’s Mineral Dominance | OilPrice.com. The United States is actively disrupting China’s dominance in critical minerals through strategic deals, blocked acquisitions, and domestic production initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo an

#Mar.21.2025

#theguardian.com. ‘It was chaotic but beautiful’: Warda Mohamed and Kosar Ali on filming the British-Somali short Muna. As the award-winning short is released on BBC iPlayer, the director and star talk about grief, breaking Somali stereotypes and a career-changing social media post

#Mar.21.2025

#oilprice.com. U.S. Firm Backed by Gates and Bezos Seeks Congo Lithium Exploration | OilPrice.com. KoBold Metals, backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is seeking to develop a large hard rock lithium deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amidst ongoing legal disputes and the country's pursuit

#Mar.21.2025

#nytimes.com. Video: The Battle for Sudan’s Capital. Sudan’s catastrophic civil war and severe humanitarian crisis have entered a new phase as the military battles former allies-turned-rebels for the strategic control of Khartoum. Reporting from the fron

#Mar.20.2025

#aljazeera.com. Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president. Coventry wins the race to succeed Thomas Bach and will be first African to become International Olympic Committee chief.

#Mar.20.2025

#economist.com. America’s strikes on the Houthis could whip up a regional tempest. Donald Trump has promised to hold Iran accountable for the Yemenis’ attacks

#Mar.20.2025

#economist.com. A coup attempt in Tigray raises tensions in the Horn. Ethiopia and Eritrea are engaged in a dangerous game of brinkmanship

#Mar.20.2025

#economist.com. Nigerian politics is a nasty place for women. A sexual-harassment scandal in parliament shows why

#Mar.20.2025

#economist.com. The success of Ivory Coast is Africa’s best-kept secret. How has it managed to outshine its peers?

#Mar.20.2025

#oilprice.com. Nigeria’s Mega Refinery Halts Petroleum Sales in Naira | OilPrice.com. Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery has suspended sales of petroleum in the country after it stopped receiving naira-denominated crude cargoes from the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company

#Mar.19.2025

#oilprice.com. Vitol to Buy Stakes in Eni’s Upstream Projects in West Africa | OilPrice.com. Vitol will acquire stakes in Eni's upstream assets in West Africa, including projects in Cote d'Ivoire and the Republic of Congo, for $1.65 billion.

#Mar.19.2025

#economist.com. Israel’s strikes may be only the start of a new offensive in Gaza. Politics mean Binyamin Netanyahu needs to keep open the possibility of a return to full-scale war

#Mar.18.2025

#oilprice.com. Pipeline Explosion Hits Nigeria’s Oil Production and Exports | OilPrice.com. A powerful explosion rocked the Trans-Niger Pipeline, a key conduit for Nigerian crude oil exports, just as the country had begun to increase production and exports.

#Mar.18.2025