Africa Parrot

There are about 13 new renewables projects currently under development in Saudi Arabia. This was confirmed by the Kingdom’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, announcing it as the country pushes towards its goal of achieving net-zero by 2060. The projects have the capacity of 11.3 Gigawatts and the ability to reduce approximately 20 […]

Randall’s Island tent city is set to close to asylum seekers. This was confirmed according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. New York City is closing the tent shelter on Randall’s Island built to house asylum seekers. A new humanitarian relief center with 600 rooms will open at the Watson Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. […]

Petra Diamonds has suspended operations at its Williamson mine in Tanzania for up to three months after a wall of the tailings dam at the site was breached earlier this week, the company said. Petra, which operates three mines in SA, as well as Tanzania’s biggest diamond mine, said there had been no fatalities as […]

The US special envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, said on Thursday he shared the frustration of Libyans over delays to the country’s long-awaited elections. Speaking at a news conference at the headquarters of the Libyan High National Elections Committee in Tripoli, Norland urged all parties to move swiftly towards producing “a successful outcome.” On the […]

A Tunisian hired as a security guard despite a long criminal record is suspected of fleeing with 180,000 euros as the banker he was accompanying made a detour to meet his plumber. The unfortunate banker had been tasked with delivering the cash, a mix of dollars and euros, to another branch of his bank, said […]

An influential Malian judge with links to al-Qaeda has set the conditions necessary for the reopening of schools in the country. According to a letter verified by AFP on Thursday, he said some schools in the country cannot reopen unless boys and girls are kept apart and wear Islamic dress. The letter, addressed to the […]

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has received the Letters of Credence of the new Chinese Ambassador to The Gambia, H.E Lin Jin, in a colourful ceremony on Thursday November 11, 2022, at the State House in Banjul. After inspecting the Military Guard of Honour, H.E Jin proceeded to the diplomatic lounge to present his credentials […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, has acquired three (3) high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for improved armed surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities in the country as a further manifestation of the IGP’s determination to integrate the use of innovative technology in the law enforcement duties of […]

Voters has approved a $4.2 billion state environmental bond act to address climate change while New York City residents also adopted three woke measures to promote “equity” and combat structural racism. Money from the “Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022” will be set aside for flood protection, to electrify […]

Nigerian President, Muhammad Buhari, has congratulated eight Nigerian-Americans on their victory in the U.S. midterm elections. This was contained in the congratulatory message signed by the Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. “President Muhammadu Buhari extends warmest congratulations to eight Nigerian-Americans on their victory in the U.S. midterm elections,” […]

Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, defeated Democrat Max Rose in a rematch for New York’s 11th Congressional District. She spoke about her victory from her election night headquarters. The 11th Congressional District covers all of Staten Island and part of Brooklyn. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis has won her rematch against Democrat Max Rose and will keep her […]

Democrat John Fetterman won Pennsylvania’s pivotal race for U.S. Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat as he recovered from a stroke during the bare-knuckled campaign and giving Democrats hope they can retain control of the closely divided chamber to boost President Joe Biden’s agenda for two more years. John Fetterman addressed supporters in western Pennsylvania late […]

Democrat Kathy Hochul has won a full term to serve as New York’s governor as she defeated her Republican opponent, Rep. Lee Zeldin. She won a race that was dominated by the issues of the economy and crime. Hochul focused much of her campaign on abortion rights and stemming the flow of illegal guns into […]

New Yorkers are facing economic issues and they move in large groups to pawnshops for cash in order to help pay their bills. Economic issues are top of mind for voters and inflation continues to hover at its highest rate in 40 years. New Yorkers are turning to pawnshops to make ends meet. “If you […]

A long-distance bus driver’s unwillingness to stop so that a passenger could pray in Turkey has helped ignite a fresh debate over secularism in the predominantly Muslim country. Following the driver’s refusal at the weekend, the passenger complained on Twitter, drawing a controversial response from the travel company. “None of the rights defined by (Turkey’s) […]

The presidents of the UAE and Egypt witnessed the signing of an agreement on Tuesday to develop a 10 gigawatt (GW) onshore wind project in Egypt, reported Emirati state news agency WAM. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi oversaw the signature of the agreement between UAE’s renewable […]

Malawi has received 2.9 million doses of oral cholera vaccine as an outbreak continues to spread across the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said on Monday. The vaccine consignment comes as the death toll from the outbreak that started in March rose to 207, Malawi health ministry figures showed. The WHO facilitated […]

Hundreds of striking pilots at Kenya Airways have been ordered by a court to resume work by Wednesday while the airline was barred from penalising the pilots. Judge Anna Mwaure of the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi said in Tuesday’s order that pilots should resume their duties “unconditionally” by 6am. Members of the […]

Taiwan, the world’s biggest supplier of semiconductors, has disclosed a plan to invest more than 10 million euros ($9.98 million) towards chip production in Lithuania, the head of the Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius said on Monday. Taiwan’s Industrial Technology and Research Institute will cooperate with Lithuania’s electronics manufacturer Teltonika to build semiconductor technology capabilities […]