Hunger blights the future of newborns in Chad

In 2021, Chad ranked 113 out of 116 nations on the "Global Hunger Index" - a peer-reviewed tool compiled by European NGOs designed to estimate calorie needs.
UNICEF estimates that of Chad's population of 15 million, around 5.5 million, including 2.7 million children, will need humanitarian assistance this year.
#unicef #chad #europeanngo

'It's an absolute monster.' Another major oil discovery made in Namibian waters

TotalEnergies has announced a discovery of light oil offshore of Namibia with "very promising initial results".
The so-called Venus discovery well was drilled by TotalEnergies, as the operator, on behalf of a joint venture group comprising TotalEnergies QatarEnergy Impact Oil and Gas Namibia and Namcor, Namibia’s national petroleum corporation.
#namibia #oil #petroleum

A blight on the beach, old flip flops given makeover in Kenya

Tangled in seaweed, buried in sand, washed up in rock pools - tattered old flip flops are an eyesore on Kenya's beaches, flushed out of rivers or carried across the sea from Asia and beyond. They are the footwear of choice for much of the world but cheap flip flops, like other plastic trash, are polluting oceans and pristine white-sand beaches like Kilifi on the Indian Ocean.
#kenya #flipflop

Enugu LG Election Turns Violent As Gunmen Kill 5, Set Vehicles Ablaze

No fewer than five persons were killed by unknown gunmen during the Enugu state Local government polls. It was gathered that the armed hoodlums after attacking voters also set ablaze some vehicles that were packed at the scene of the incident.
#enugu #gunmen #nigeria

Canadian Police Kill Latjor Tuel, Abandon Body, Call Ambulance For His Dog

Canadian police shot a black man 5 times as he attempted to defend himself against a killer dog. the ambulance arrived to the scene, took the dog to the hospital & left his body laying there 8hrs. these officers were called to deescalate his PTSD episode.
#blacklivesmatter #canadianpolice

The mines where DRC workers earn less than R40 a day - study finds mass exploitation at cobalt mines

A new report detailing two years of research has found that the extraction of cobalt from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is happening under inhumane conditions, with workers earning the equivalent of around R37 a day.
#drcworkers #congo

Algeria introduces unemployment grant, as president moves to curb potential social instability

By providing unemployment benefits to people between 19 to 40, the Algerian government seeks to contain growing discontent as the country continues to suffer from a series of shocks such as the Covid-19 pandemic and re-occurring food shortages.
#algeria #unemployment

Nigeria’s HR-tech Earnipay Raises $4M To Enable On Demand Salary Access To Employees

Fintech company Earnipay has raised a sum of $4M to increase employees’ productivity. With this initiative, they plan to enable on-demand salary access to employees in the country. Earnipay plans to use the funds raised to export the platform regionally and to target large enterprises.
#earnipay #nigerianfintech

Campaign lobbies Tanzania President Hassan to protect 70 000 Maasai from resettlement

A petition to stop the forced resettlement of more than 70 000 Maasai people from northern Tanzania was handed to the country's president on the sidelines of the recently ended European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium.
#maasai #tanzania

Burkina mine death toll rises to 63

The death toll from an accidental explosion at an illegal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso rose on Tuesday to 63, the authorities said, adding that they had made an arrest. "We have 63 dead and around 40 injured," the public prosecutor in the town of Gaoua, Alpha Compaore.