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UK High Court begins hearing in case against Shell over oil spills in Nigeria’s Delta region

A High Court in the United Kingdom has begun hearings on a high-profile lawsuit brought against energy giant Shell by Nigerian communities alleging environmental damage caused by oil spills in the Niger Delta. The decade-old lawsuit case, which involves the Ogale and Bille communities, focuses on Shell’s responsibility for oil pollution that has devastated local […]

Repeated Attacks Could Close down Key Hospital in Eastern Libya – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly condemned an armed attack in Al Jala Hospital in Libya’s second-largest city of Benghazi, which took place on Tuesday, warning that further assaults could shutter the key facility. Although nobody was reported killed, WHO said that there had been panic among patients and health workers inside the hospital, […]

Tunisia: Kais Saied’s authoritarian journey from cutting freedom to cutting electricity and water

Five years ago, Kais Saied suspended Tunisia’s parliament, seized emergency powers, and began dismantling the checks that once constrained the presidency. This week, as temperatures soars and Tunisians sat in the dark due to repetitive power outages and water cuts. Since July 12, state utility STEG has imposed rolling blackouts across the country to avoid […]