Nigerian health workers suspend strike over hazard payF

Nigerian health workers have suspended a week-long strike over pay, Covid-19 bonuses and inadequate facilities, unions officials said Monday. The labour action was the latest to hit Nigeria’s health sector as the authorities struggle to tame the virus that has...

Turkey wants Greece to punish newspaper for headline insulting ErdoganF

Istanbul, Sept 19, 2020 – The Turkish government has condemned a headline in a Greek newspaper that insults President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging Athens to take action. Turkey’s foreign ministry had already summoned Greece’s ambassador over the...

Nigeria: Edo residents brave Covid-19 to vote for governorF

Nigerians in the southern state of Edo braved the coronavirus and voted Saturday to elect a new governor in the country’s first poll since the start of the pandemic. The vote was held as Nigeria struggled to contain the spread of the virus which has so far...

Insurgent attacks in Borno claim dozen livesF

Jihadists aligned to the Islamic State have killed 11 villagers in two separate attacks in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, militia leaders said Wednesday.Β  Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in several pickup trucks opened fire on...
Morocco: Business sector bracing for hard times ahead ($)F

Morocco: Business sector bracing for hard times ahead ($)F

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Morocco: Anger in Tangiers over rape and murder of a boyF

Morocco: Anger in Tangiers over rape and murder of a boyF

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Red Crescent worker killed in SyriaF

The Red Crescent said on Monday that one of its staff members was killed and another injured in an attack on one of the humanitarian aid organisation’s vehicles in northern Syria. The attack occurred near al-Bab, a town about 25 miles (40 kilometres) east of...

Nigeria: Another strike of health workers over benefitsF

Nigerian health workers launched a strike Monday over pay, Covid-19 bonuses and inadequate facilities, union leaders said, in the latest work stoppage in the West African country. The industrial action under the auspices of the Joint Health WorkersΒ  Union (JOHESU)...

Nigeria: Fuel prices up double-digit, as government dumps subsidy programF

Tempers have risen in Nigeria along with prices after the oil-rich nation dumped a controversial petrol subsidy system in the face of a coronavirus budget crunch. The cost of fuel at the pump has risen by around 15 percent in recent days, hitting a record high of 162...