Strike by weather forecasters grounds flights in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria - A work stoppage by employees at Nigeria's weather forecasting agency on Thursday grounded dozens of flights, leaving travellers stranded in Africa's most...
MSF worker killed in eastern DR Congo
Kinshasa, DR Congo - The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) group said Thursday that one of its workers had been shot dead by a uniformed attacker...
Sudan war destroys world’s only research centre on skin disease mycetoma: director
The world's only research centre on mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease common among farmers, has been destroyed in Sudan's two-year war, its director and...
Top uranium producer Namibia to open talks on nuclear energy plant
Windhoek, Namibia - Leading uranium producer Namibia will this year launch talks on its first nuclear energy plant as it seeks to exploit its rich...
France’s Macron opposes stripping Sarkozy of top honour
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said he opposed stripping former head of state Nicolas Sarkozy of France's top honour despite the definitive conviction...
