‘Security and stability’ of global supplies under threat as airstrikes hit Saudi oil installations
Attack: on oil storage tank in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Above, a general view of Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in...
Month : March 2021
How Africa Can Save the World From a Never-Ending Pandemic
People continue their daily lives in crowded streets amid the pandemic, In Lagos. Photographer: Adeyinka Yusuf/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— If Africa is not vaccinated and remains a...
Somalia: a Knotted Web of Causes
Photograph Source: AMISOM Public Information – CC0 March 8, 2021 by John Clamp In one translation of Seneca’s Oedipus Rex, the unfortunate (anti)hero...
With connectivity on the rise, Africa is a hotspot for datacentre investments
We look at opportunities for datacentre operators in setting up or partnering with local firms in Africa By Fleur Doidge Published: 08 Mar 2021...
Senegal: Restraint needed as country-wide protests planned after eight died last week
8 March 2021, 09:05 UTC Following an announcement by Senegal’s Movement to Defend Democracy (M2D), a group of opposition parties and activists, that a...
Iran supplied weapons used in attack on Aramco’s oil port, facilities: Arab Coalition
08 March ,2021: 06:51 PM GST Iran supplied the weapons that were used in the attack on Aramco’s oil port and facilities in Saudi...
Dozens of Jeddah airport flights canceled
Saudi activists reported that Jeddah airport was closed hours ago, while radar application data indicated that dozens of incoming and outgoing flights have been canceled....
Oil prices surge after attack on Saudi oil site
FILE – This Sept. 15, 2019, file photo, shows storage tanks at the North Jiddah bulk plant, an Aramco oil facility, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia...
Can China keep investment strategy on track as Ethiopian railways hit buffers?
The Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, Africa’s first modern electrified rail route, was built by Chinese firms. Photo: Xinhua Ethiopia’s struggles to service loans that paid for...
Ethiopian Opposition Leaders Call Off 38-Day Long Hunger Strike
Samuel Gebre March 8, 2021 (Bloomberg) – Prominent Oromo opposition leaders in Ethiopia have decided to end their hunger strike after 38 days, according to...