Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said on Monday that it had halted crude exports from a key terminal in southern Nigeria because of a leak in a supply pipeline. Shell said its Nigerian subsidiary SPDC was working to repair a leak on one of its pipelines…
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Turkish Airlines allegedly shipped weapons to unknown groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and Boko Haram militants, a new incriminating phone call revealed on Tuesday. The leaked conversation is the latest blow to…
SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 18, 2014– Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) announced today that it is increasing its support to programs in…
Nigeria on Tuesday unveiled a new “soft power” plan to defeat Boko Haram, hoping to win hearts and minds in the restive northeast, as the military said it was tightening the net on the ground. National security adviser Sambo Dasuki said the government…
NDJAMENA, Chad, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — MSF has been in Bitoye for the past three weeks, setting…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African-led International Support Mission in the Central African…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African-led International Support Mission in the Central African…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — After days and nights on the road, a second IOM convoy…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The refugees fleeing the Central African Republic (CAR) have had to…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — South Africa must take urgent steps to proactively investigate and prosecute…
Report from Federal Ministry of Youth Development. Nigeria’s new Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC),…
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Brigadier General Marc Rudkiewicz was today appointed new Mission…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina-Faso, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Medical licenses previously granted to the American medical staff of Clitoraid…
(Defence Ministry Report) – The move by a group of terrorists on a mission towards penetrating and attacking the Goniri…
Report from Federal Ministry of Youth Development. The Minister for Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna has disclosed that the…
Succor is underway for victims of the rainstorm that destroyed public utilities and private homes in some parts of Ekiti…
ROME, Italy, March 18, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Theme: African youth in agriculture and rural development WHAT: 28th Session…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence…
BANGUI, Central African Republic, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As the security situation in the Central African Republic…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, will visit…