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Nigeria union requests more troops to combat oil theft
By: Reuters 5th April 2024 Nigeria's oil workers union has asked President Bola Tinubu to deploy more troops, including military chiefs, to combat oil theft and boost output... →
Africa now emits as much carbon as it stores: landmark new study
4th April 2024 A landmark new study has found that, in the last decade, the African continent has started emitting more carbon than it stores. When the total... →
Global south: moving off the menu and to the table?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th April 2024 The global south is a term that elicits much debate and discussion. Is it appropriate? Is it relevant? Is it offensive? These were questions a... →
Senegal's new president announces oil, gas and mining sector audit
By: Reuters 4th April 2024 Senegal will conduct an audit of the oil, gas and mining sectors, newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told the nation in a televised... →
South Africa’s laws aren’t geared to protecting against climate change: judges are trying to fill the gap
3rd April 2024 South Africa has plenty of environmental laws but none that specifically oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate... →
Faye sworn in as Senegal president, cites 'profound desire for change'
By: Reuters 2nd April 2024 Senegal's once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday as the West African nation's fifth and youngest president... →
Fuel and electricity price hikes have workers bent over backwards
2nd April 2024 As of midnight, motorists will reach deeper into their pockets to keep up with April’s hefty fuel price increases. Living expenses have become a... →
BLSA calls for immediate reworking of IRP, describing assumptions as ‘spurious’ 
By: Terence Creamer 2nd April 2024 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), whose members include the largest domestic and foreign companies operating in South Africa, has added its... →
