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Sudan agrees $30m package for USS Cole victims, but doesn’t admit involvement in attack
Washington(ANN)-Sudan has reached a final settlement with the families of those killed in the 2000 USS Cole bombing in Yemen, the country’s Ministry of Justice said on Monday. In a statement the ministry confirmed that the Sudanese government and the
African Energy Chamber urges Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to reach a deal on ending Oil Prices War
PRESS RELEASE The situation in Africa’s oil economies is dire and the continent needs a deal to ensure the continuity and survival of its industry JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, (ANN)– OPEC and OPEC+ are set to meet in Vienna on Thursday,
French doctor apologizes for Africa coronavirus test remarks after severe backlash
Paris(ANN)-A French doctor who suggested that a possible treatment for the new coronavirus should be tested in Africa has apologized in the wake of widespread backlash on social media triggered by his comments. Jean-Paul Mira, the head of the intensive
#Africa: Juggling at the Top: What it Takes to Manage a Pan-African Energy Law Practice in 2020
Juggling at the Top: What it Takes to Manage a Pan-African Energy Law Practice in 2020 Zion believes that a practical mindset and local understanding is how African lawyers can make the difference in a very competitive industry JOHANNESBURG, South
UK: press ignores role of ethnic minority doctors in coronavirus fight
London(ANN)-From left: Adil El Tayar, Alfa Sa’adu, Habib Zaidi and Amged el-Hawrani are the first doctors confirmed to have died while fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom As Britain enters deep crisis zone
Moscow ‘ready to cooperate, cut oil production’
“Moscow was ready for agreements within the framework of the OPEC+ group and the US. Moscow(ANN)-Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his country’s readiness to cooperate with Saudi Arabia and the United States to slash oil production. Speaking in a
Fighting al-Shabab propaganda over coronavirus
Mogadishu (ANN)-Muslim clerics in conflict-hit Somalia are moving to the front-line of the battle against coronavirus in a bid to counter the propaganda of militant Islamists, writes BBC Somalia analyst Mary Harper. The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has warned Muslims to
African Development Bank approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts ravaging East and Horn of Africa
PRESS RELEASE The proposed assistance will be channeled to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, (ANN)– The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million emergency relief grant to assist
COVID-19 cases exceed 1 million globally, deaths over 51K
New York(ANN)-Coronavirus cases exceed 1 million globally, deaths over 51K, the latest updates on the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic around the world show report that the number of confirmed cases of the infection has exceeded one million. Ac
Somaliland Suspends FlyDubai, Air Arabia Flight Licenses
Both airlines stopped flights to Somaliland on the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Hargeisa(ANN)-The government of the Republic of Somaliland notified the head offices of FlyDubai and Air Arabia that they were no longer welcome on Somaliland soil. According to