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By Ebi Kesiena On Monday, at least seven young schoolgirls who were going to take college entrance exams drowned after their canoe capsized on the Niger River, near the town of Kouroussa in Upper Guinea, said...

By Oyintari Ben Due to a "lack of progress" in obtaining clearances, Must saMondi Plc (MNDI.L) announced on Monday that it has cancelled a 95 billion rouble ($1.17 billion) deal to sell its largest facility in...

By Ebi Kesiena Despite government ban on demonstrations, several activists from Morocco’s left-wing trade union movement have denounced the “high cost of living” and “government inaction” in Casablanca, western Morocco. According to local media, coming from...

By Oyintari Ben As a result of Saudi Arabia's commitment to reduce production by an additional one million barrels per day (bpd) beginning in July, in order to counteract macroeconomic headwinds that have depressed markets, oil...

By Ebi Kesiena Petrol prices have almost doubled in Benin after it was announced that fuel subsidies would be scrapped in next-door Nigeria. Nigeria is one of Africa’s oil giants and subsidised petroleum products are routinely...

Former Minister of Immigration, Citizenship, and Secretary of State of Canada, Hon Gerry Weiner will lead arrays of speakers at the 4th Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) Global Migration summit slated for Toronto, Canada between...