A study by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists found that the heat wave that damaged crops in West Africa was triggered by human-caused global heating. The heatwave, with temperatures averaging 40C, damaged the cocoa harvest in West Africa, sending prices of the key chocolate ingredient higher. Farmers in Ghana and Côte D’Ivoire, which […]
Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, witnessed renewed anti-government protests on Thursday, with police using tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the city center. The “Nane Nane” march, named after the August 8 date (Eight Eight in Swahili), follows weeks of similar pro-reform protests that have already led to significant concessions from President William Ruto’s government. The demonstrations, […]
French envoy to Algeria made Wednesday a swift and secret to and fro trip to Paris at the demand of President Emmanuel Macron as Paris scrutinizes the political situation in the North African country. The ambassador came to Paris to brief authorities on the charged political situation in the former French colony, triggered by President […]
