World

By Ebi Kesiena Oil and gas giant, Shell is seeking authorization to drill ultra-deepwater wells offshore South Africa, aiming to extend recent discoveries off Namibia into South Africa’s west coast. This was contained in a draft...

By Ebi Kesiena With a population of 85.3 million, Türkiye ranked 18th out of 194 countries by population size in 2023, according to the country’s statistical bureau on Tuesday. TurkStat, which released this data ahead of...

By Ebi Kesiena Twenty-seven civil society organizations in Ethiopia's Tigray region have issued a call for urgent action from regional authorities to address the rising incidence of gender-based violence against women. In a collective statement on...

By Lucy Adautin  Airports across the European Union (EU) are gearing up for the European Entry-Exit System (EES), set to debut in October 2024. This system will eliminate the need for passport stamps for non-EU citizens...

By Ebi Kesiena Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been placed on a watchlist in Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria ahead of his scheduled appearance before a Federal High Court in Abuja on July 17. This...

By Ebi Kesiena Egyptian government has announced a monumental plan to invest $21 billion in a sprawling tourist resort along its Mediterranean coast, according to a report by business website Zawya. The ambitious "SouthMed" scheme, a...