Obama draws pledges from 50 countries to take in 360,000 refugees
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged countries to “welcome the stranger in our midst” at a summit that drew
Nigeria sues ENI, Chevron, other oil companies: firms, official
Nigeria has filed a lawsuit against Italian energy firm ENI, U.S. major Chevron and other international oil firms over some
29 killed in boat tragedy off Egypt’s coast
At least 29 people have been killed after a boat carrying around 600 people capsized off Egypt’s coast, the latest
Nurse had to carry corpses of 15 children in South Sudan camp
The number of refugees at a camp in Benitu in South Sudan increased from 30,000 to 120,000 in just six
Air Algerie to open school of Aeronautics by 2019
Algeria’s national airliner, Air Algerie, is set to open a national aeronautics school by 2019 in order to cover its
Nigeria’s John Obi Mikel considers Chelsea exit
Nigerian football captain John Obi Mikel is open to leaving English side Chelsea if he is not offered a new
UN panel urges international probe into Burundi violence
A United Nations independent probe revealed massive human rights abuses by Burundi’s government that could amount to crimes against humanity,
80 percent of Ugandan teachers can’t read
Eight out of every 10 primary school teachers that qualified in 2015 can neither read nor solve basic primary level
Kenyan company looking to modernize micro-vendor market
The annual market value of produce sold through informal vendors in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi is more than 700 million dollars.
Silicon Valley startup uses robots to cook pizza pies
Pizza pies cooked by robot! A Silicon valley startup is using robots to cut repetitive and boring labor. Machines move