Shell, Total and Chevron are interested in buying the shares that Galp is offering in its 80% stake in the Mopane oil project off the coast of Namibia, reports the Financial Times (FT). According to the newspaper, the amount of oil discovered in Namibia "is...
"Conflict and climate change cause hundreds of millions to go hungry" - UN
A new analysis of the state of global hunger reveals that conflicts, climate change and economic shocks are driving a growing number of people into acute hunger, jeopardizing the gains made in previous years to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger by 2030. The Global Hunger Report...
London approves deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda
The British parliament has approved a bill to allow asylum seekers who enter the UK illegally to begin deportation flights to Rwanda. The only thing missing is ratification by King Charles III for the plan to come into force, according to the international press. The House of Lords had delayed...
Galp to sell half stake in Namibian oil well
Portugal's Galp is to put up for sale 40% of its stake in the exploration block off Namibia, where it recently made a major oil discovery. According to the international press, the information was provided by anonymous sources who were not authorized to speak to the media. Galp holds a stake of 80% and...
World breaks record for money spent on wars
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has revealed that war spending will increase by 8 percent from 2022 to 2023, reaching a record 2,440 billion dollars. This is the highest annual growth in military spending in more than a decade, since 2009. SIPRI adds...
South African court dismisses case against Jacob Zuma's party
On Monday (22), the South African courts rejected an action by the African National Congress (ANC) party, in power since 1994, against the party of its former leader and ex-President of the Republic Jacob Zuma. According to the South African press, quoted by Domingo newspaper, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court, in the port city of Durban, rejected the ANC's allegations...
WB and ADB want to bring energy to 300 million people by 2030
The World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a partnership with the aim of providing access to electricity to more than 300 million people in Africa by 2030. The WB will be responsible for bringing energy to 250 million people through renewable energy systems or the grid...
World Bank to provide 70 billion for poor countries
The World Bank (WB) announced at the end of last week that it will make 70 billion dollars available to help the poorest countries achieve development. The WB said that the amount could be reached after a group of developed countries promised to increase their contribution. According to a note published...
WHO approves simplified cholera vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday (20.04) approved a simplified version of an oral vaccine against cholera. The vaccine should make it possible to increase the total production of these serums in response to the explosion in the number of cases worldwide. The Euvichol-S vaccine is a simplified formulation of Euvichol-Plus, with fewer components, which should...
World Press Photo: the power of an image that reveals a tragedy
The World Press Photo contest's Photo of the Year award went to the image of a Palestinian woman embracing the body of her niece, who was killed along with her mother and sister when an Israeli missile hit their home, the organization announced on Thursday. Captured by photographer Mohammed Salem, of the International...