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Libya: Two NOC Staff Killed in Suspected ISIS Attack

Two staff members of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) were killed Monday after ‘masked’ men allegedly associated to the Islamic State group (ISIS) attacked the Tripoli-based headquarters of the critical institution still ensuring revenues to the country. Several men reportedly stormed the glass-fronted building of the institution managing the country’s oil industry. Gunfire and explosions […]

West African cocoa crisis sends chocolate prices up

Higher cocoa prices, due to catastrophic harvest in West Africa, triggered a surge of chocolate prices. About 60% of Cocoa, a key chocolate ingredient, is produced in West African powerhouses Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire, which both reported a sharp drop in output due to a devastating heatwave. Experts expect that chocolate prices would further rise […]

DR Congo: IS group claims bomb attack at church

A bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded about four dozen others Sunday (15 January) in a bomb attack on a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claimed by Islamic State jihadists. The “terrorist act” happened in a Pentecostal church in North Kivu province’s Kasindi, a town on the border with Uganda, […]