Kenya Hospitals Face Acute Oxygen Scarcity
Kenya’s Ministry of Health says the country is facing an acute shortage of oxygen in hospitals across the country. This has been caused by a rising number of Covid-19 cases as the country experiences a deadly third wave – with some Kenyans and private institutions stocking up on the commodity. On Monday, Health Minister Mutahi […]
Witness Describes Seeing George Floyd ‘slowly fade away’
A man who was among onlookers shouting at a Minneapolis police officer to get off George Floyd last May was to continue testifying Tuesday, a day after he described seeing Floyd struggle for air and his eyes rolling back into his head, saying he saw Floyd “slowly fade away … like a fish in a […]
Ramaphosa Says Ruling ANC Members Charged With Graft Must Resign
South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has told members of the country’s ruling ANC they must resign within 30 days of being charged with corruption or face suspension. Mr Ramaphosa was addressing an executive meeting of the African National Congress. Party officials have been asked to compile lists of those facing charges. Mr Ramaphosa has been […]
With Ship Now Freed, Probe into Suez Canal Blockage Begins
Experts are boarding the massive container ship that had blocked Egypt’s vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question: What went wrong? As convoys of ships again began traveling in this artery linking East and West, hundreds more idled waiting for their turn in a process […]
US To Seize Gloves Made By Malaysian Firm Over Forced Labour
The United States will seize products made by Malaysia’s Top Glove after concluding the firm uses forced labour, officials said, dealing a fresh blow to the world’s biggest surgical glove maker. Top Glove’s profits and stock price surged last year as countries worldwide rushed to buy protective gear during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the firm, […]
Buhari Meets With Service Chiefs Ahead Of UK Trip
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a security meeting at the State House in Abuja. This is taking place hours before his scheduled trip to the United Kingdom today for a routine medical check-up. Those in attendance Chief of Defense Staff, Lucky Irabor who arrived at the State House shortly before 10.00 am; the […]
Container Ship ‘partially refloated,’ But Still Stuck In Suez Canal
Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, authorities said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be set free. Satellite data from MarineTraffic.com showed that the ship’s bulbous bow, once lodged deep in the canal’s eastern bank, had been partly wrested from […]
Lab Leak Of COVID-19 ‘extremely unlikely’ According To Draft Of WHO Report
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press. The findings were largely as expected and left many questions […]
Nigeria Better-off Privatising NNPC, Refineries, Former Vice President Atiku Reiterates
A former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the federal government to sell off the country’s petroleum company and its refineries, saying the country is better off privatising the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) through the time-tested LNG model in which the federal government owns 49% equity and the private sector having 51%. […]
Facebook, Google Plan New Undersea Cables To Connect Southeast Asia And America
Facebook said on Monday it planned two new undersea cables to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America in a project with Google and regional telecommunication companies to boost internet connection capacity between the regions. “Named Echo and Bifrost, those will be the first two cables to go through a new diverse route crossing the Java […]
