US senators called on President Barack Obama on Friday to impose sanctions on officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo responsible for violence and rights violations amid rising political tensions. A simmering political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo that the US and its allies have been unable to defuse, is stoking fears in […]
Nigeria’s underperforming refineries are not able to meet the rising demand on gasoline in the most populous African countries where queues are becoming longer in gas stations. The shortage sent prices skyrocketing which further erodes the purchasing power of most of the population as the prices of transport surge. The long waiting hours are causing […]
The Spanish interior ministry Tuesday announced it pinned down two Moroccans belonging to a terrorist recruiting cell affiliated to the Islamic State group (IS). The two men, aged 25 and 27, were nabbed at Badalona, North-East of Barcelona. According to the ministry, they use internet to recruit and indoctrinate would-be terrorists for IS. These internet-recruited […]
