Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red Cross has told the BBC. The six survivors, all women, walked to a remote village and are being looked after in Dirkou, Niger, Red Cross official Lawal Taher said. They say several children … Read more
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red Cross has told the BBC. The Ghanaians and Nigerians were trying to get to Libya, according to Nigerien news site Sahelien. The six survivors, all women, walked to a remote village and are … Read more
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red Cross has told the BBC. The six survivors, all women, walked to a remote village and are being looked after in Dirkou, Niger, Red Cross official Lawal Taher said. They say several children … Read more
At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of northern Niger while on the way to Libya, local officials said Thursday. “The number of migrants who died in the desert is 44 for now,” said Rhissa Feltou, the mayor of Agadez, a remote town … Read more
It is not an experience he’s keen to repeat but Carmelo Cuzzolino is resigned to the inevitable as stretched resources mean more merchant ships get caught up in the Mediterranean migrant crisis. The veteran Italian seaman has just spent two testing days at the helm with more than 1,000 distressed African migrants crowded onto the … Read more
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged Morocco and Algeria to provide safe passage for dozens of Syrian refugees trapped in no-man’s land between the two countries. “Prompt action by both governments is needed in facilitating the immediate and safe passage of the forty-one vulnerable Syrian refugees,” said the UNHCR. “We urge Algeria and Morocco … Read more
One year ago an Eritrean was arrested in Sudan on charges of heading a major people-smuggling network and extradited to Italy, where he has languished in jail ever since — despite persistent claims the police got the wrong man. Sicilian prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi hailed the arrest as “a turning point in the fight against … Read more
Two fallen peacekeepers from Ghana will be honoured at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday, 24 May, to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will lay a wreath to honour all fallen peacekeepers and will preside over a ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal will be awarded posthumously to … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in conflict-torn Mali to visit French troops fighting jihadists on his first official trip outside Europe since taking power. At the end of his first week in office, Macron flew into Gao, a city in Mali’s deeply-troubled north, where he will hold talks with his Malian counterpart Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. … Read more
Staff of energy distribution company, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have refuted government’s claim that its debt keeps worsening on a daily basis. The Public Utilities Workers Union of TUC Ghana has expressed shock and regret at what they described as “unfortunate” the statement by Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko featured in the May 15 … Read more
The celebrated legend of African neighbourliness has been reinforced by Sahara Group after the leading African energy conglomerate extended a hand of support to victims of fire disasters in Ghana. The gesture, which is in line with Sahara’s Corporate Responsibility policies follows similar support from Sahara to the nation’s disaster victims in the past. In … Read more
Some Boko Haram girls are said to have refused to be released by their abductors A recent Boko Haram video has confirmed that some of the girls abducted from their school in Borno preferred to stay with the group than to be reunited with their families. A video purportedly sent to Ahmed Salkida – a … Read more
Fears are being expressed about the registration of Bulk Road Vehicles (BRVs) to convey petroleum products across the country. A credible source, that spoke to The Chronicle, alleged that the registration of petroleum product carriers is being compromised. The situation, apart from creating fertile grounds for easy diversion of petroleum products, and rendering its transportation … Read more
“If nothing is done, this species will disappear within 10 years,” warns a poster on Ahmed Harrad’s ageing 4×4 showing Morocco’s famed Barbary macaque monkey. Harrad spends his time crisscrossing northern Morocco to try to convince locals to protect the endangered monkey. The only species of macaque outside Asia, which lives on leaves and fruits … Read more
The United Nations set its sights on restarting political talks on the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the Polisario Front independence movement pulled back fighters from a tense zone. UN military observers confirmed that the Polisario forces carried out the withdrawal from the Guerguerat area, near the Mauritanian border, on Thursday and Friday, UN … Read more
The UN Security Council on Thursday postponed voting on a draft resolution on the Western Sahara conflict amid signs the Polisario Front independence movement was preparing a pullback from a tense zone of the contested territory, a council diplomat said. The US-drafted text included a strong appeal to the Polisario Front to immediately withdraw from … Read more
The UN Security Council is expected to vote Thursday on a draft resolution backing a UN bid to re-start talks on settling the decades-old Western Sahara conflict. The draft resolution would also put pressure on the Polisario Front independence movement to immediately withdraw fighters from a tense buffer zone after Morocco pulled back its forces … Read more
The body of a man believed to have drowned in last Thursday’s floods at Adabraka Sahara in Accra has been found in a gutter near the Abossey Okai Central mosque. According to some residents [At Abossey Okai], the body of the man whose identity is it yet to be known, was seen floating in the … Read more
The body of a man believed to have drowned in last Thursday’s floods at Adabraka Sahara in Accra has been found in a gutter near the Abossey Okai Central mosque. According to some residents [At Abossey Okai], the body of the man whose identity is it yet to be known, was seen floating in the gutter … Read more
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta must resign over the alleged conflict of interest situation in which he has engrossed himself as far as the recent issuance of government’s $2.25 billion domestic bond is concerned, the UK/Ireland branch of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said. The group’s call follows a recent press conference held … Read more