At least five workers died on Saturday after an explosion rocked the state-owned Mechanical Chemical Industry Company’s rocket and explosive factory. The explosion happened in the Elmadag district of Türkiye’s Ankara province, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The ministry said an investigation was launched into the incident. “According to initial investigations, a chemical reaction caused […]
Armed group, al-Shabab, has attacked a hotel in the capital Somali capital Mogadishu, the state news agency said, as security forces on the scene try to “neutralise” the fighters. The attack took place on Friday evening at famous upmarket Pearl Restaurant, on the capital’s Lido Beach. It wounded at least seven people, the capital’s ambulance […]
A senior official, on Wednesday, said the Ghanaian government is committed to accelerating its efforts in renewable energy development to mitigate the impact of climate change. At Ghana Mining and Energy Summit 2023, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, said the country would deepen the diversification of its energy mix and reduce […]
The average property price in the United Kingdom fell 1.0 per cent in May compared with the same period last year, the first annual decline since 2012, mortgage lender, Halifax said on Wednesday. Month-on-month, UK house prices remained flat in May, with average UK property now costing £286,532 ($357,000). Property prices have fallen by about […]
U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will visit Saudi Arabia next week, his first trip to the kingdom attend Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) talks. Blinken is making his first trip, starting on June 6, since Tehran and Riyadh agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations. Beijing reportedly brokered the agreement. The Department of State said, on Friday, […]
Spain’s sexual and reproductive health law, which includes the right for women to take time off work when they have their period, came into effect on Thursday. The parliament approved the Gender Equality Ministry’s bill, put forward by the left-wing government in February. Since then, amendments were passed as part of the new law. Parliament has […]
One person died and five others sustained injuries in Cairo when a massive sandstorm hit several parts of Egypt on Thursday. The casualties resulted from a billboard’s collapse at the 6th October bridge in Cairo, according to local media reports. The country also recorded several road accidents, with some people wounded but no fatalities, said […]
One of Africa’s most celebrated authors and playwrights, Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo, died on Wednesday, aged 81. A renowned feminist, she depicted and celebrated the condition of African women in works such as ‘The Dilemma of a Ghost’, ‘Our Sister Killjoy’ and ‘Changes’. She opposed what she described as a “Western perception that the African […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has approved a law to stop the stealing of human organs and tissues, his health minister has said. Stealing of human organs and tissues is happening in a nation where they lured women into unnecessary surgeries. Local media recently reported cases of women recruited for domestic work in the Middle East […]
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said, on Monday, it intercepted 726 migrants, including women and children, and returned them to Libya during the past week. “In the period of 21-27 May 2023, 726 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya,” IOM said in a statement. So far this year, the organisation has rescued 5,784 […]