Month: August 2021

DR Congo: Goma rallies to demand end to killing of journalists

GOMA (DR Congo)— Dressed in black, dozens of journalists gathered in Goma to pay tribute to fellow pressmen murdered in the last four months in Congo’s North Kivu and Ituri provinces.Two journalists have been murdered in eastern Congo in August alone, …

DR Congo arrests former health minister over missing COVID funds

KINSHASA— The former Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo Eteni Longondo was placed Friday under provisional arrest for alleged misappropriation of funds allocated to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, prison and government s…

Chad Rebel Group FACT Says It’s Willing to Join National Dialogue

N’DJAMENA, CHAD – A Chadian military-political rebel group behind this year’s deadly insurgency said on Friday it was prepared to take part in a national dialogue proposed by transitional president Mahamat Idriss Deby.Deby seized power in April after h…

War-weary Libyans Yearn for End to Daily Blackouts

TRIPOLI, LIBYA – Walk down any commercial street in the Libyan capital of Tripoli and the pavements will be lined with generators ready to spring into action whenever the mains electricity supply cuts out.In the decade since the NATO-backed overthrow o…

3 Groups of Students Freed in Nigeria in 24 Hours

Authorities in northern Nigeria announced three separate groups of kidnapped students were freed within 24 hours, prompting speculation late Friday that large ransoms had been paid to the gunmen blamed for a spate of recent abductions.Among those now f…

COVID Pandemic Dampens Africa’s Economic Growth

Three years ago, nearly every country in Africa agreed to be part of a continental free trade area intended to lower tariffs and boost economies. But the agreement has yet to be fully implemented because of restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pand…

Etan Hon nommé directeur produits des services du marché secondaire des turbos pour Nikkiso Cryogenic Services

TEMECULA, Californie, 25 août 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (le Groupe), une filiale de Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japon), a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de M. Etan Hon au poste de directeur produits des services du marché secondaire (AMS) des turbos pour l’unité Nikkiso Cryogenic Services (NCS).Cet ajout […]