here is your latest african news highlights africa wide migrants sentenced in morocco for
illegal entry nigeria buhari announces shake-up in nigeria's oil industry
west africa togo begins mediation on detained ivorian soldiers
somaliland somaliland suspends bbc for undermining the state south africa
methanol found in blood of south african tavern victims namibia namibia signs deal
to relocate cheetahs to india dr congo they are congo to auction drilling rights in rainforest
africa wide migrants sentenced in morocco for illegal entry
the court in nadu near the north african kingdom's border with malila has sentenced 33 migrants to 11
months behind bears each at least 23 migrants died after around 2000 people many from sudan
stormed the frontier on june 24 the worst death toll in years of attempted migrant crossing
into spain suitor and malila enclaves which represents the eu's only land borders with africa
the 33 irregular migrants were prosecuted for illegal entry onto moroccan soil violence against
law enforcement officers participating in an armed gathering and refusing to obey orders according to
a court statement spanish rights group kamikanda fronteras says as many as 37 people lost their
lives in the june 24 incident the united nations the african union and independent rights groups
have condemned the use of excessive force by moroccan and spanish security personnel
morocco's state-banked cndh rights group said last week that those who died likely suffocated
nigeria buhari announces shake-up in nigeria's oil industry nigeria's state-run oil corporation
has formally become a commercial company the new entity the nigerian national petroleum
corporation limited was unveiled by president muhammadu buhari on tuesday in the capital abuja
the government hopes the conversion of the state-owned oil company to a commercial one
will attract more foreign investment to the oil sector
president buhari said the new company would deliver value to more than 200 million nigerians
last year after two decades of trying a new law was passed to allow the privatization of the
company and an overhaul of the oil sector nigeria is one of africa's leading oil producers but its
citizens say they have benefited little from the world anti-corruption campaigners have long asked
for more transparency and accountability in the nigerian oil industry west africa togo begins
mediation on detained ivorian soldiers robert dersi the foreign minister of togo met with
representatives of ivory coast on july 19th in abijan to discuss the case of 49 ivorian troops
this comes 48 hours after the maligenta leader requested togo to lead a mission between the two
nations to assist resolve the problem according to a statement dazy stated that the leaders of the
malian ginta and the president of ivory coast both desired to maintain peace between their countries
the statement also said that president al-assan uttara thanked the minister for
taking the initiative to find a solution to the problem goiter said in order to maintain
good ties between mali and the ivory coast he was ready to cooperate to settle the conflict
somaliland suspends bbc for undermining the states authorities in somaliland a breakaway region in
somalia on tuesday suspended the operations of the british broadcasting corporation bbc accusing the
broadcaster of undermining the credibility of the somaliland state the bbc broadcasts radio
bulletins in the somali language and has a network of journalists operating across somalia including
in her gaser somaliland declared independence from somalia during the 1991 civil war and has thrived
as a comparative beacon of stability but is not diplomatically recognized by any other nation
somalia fiercely opposes somaliland's claims to independence and considers the region part
of its territory though in reality mogadishu exercises little authority over its affairs
south africa methanol found in blood of south african turban victims
the toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the death of 21 teenagers
at a bar in the south african city of east london last month
methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine
whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have killed them authorities are still
awaiting the conclusive results which are being conducted at a laboratory in the city of cape town
methanol is a toxic form of alcohol that is used industrially as a solvent pesticide or an
alternative source of fuel it is not used in the production of alcohol sold for human consumption
it is yet not known how the youngsters ingested the methanol alcohol poisoning and inhalation
of carbon monoxide have both been ruled out as possible causes of death although traces
of both were detected in the bodies of all 21 victims namibia signs deal to relocate
cheetahs to india india has come one step closer to bringing back the world's fastest animal
which has been extinct in the country since 1952 with an agreement that was signed in delhi between
the government and the visiting namibian deputy prime minister and minister of international
relations nitumbo nandin daitwa the agreement which has been negotiated for some years will
prepare the ground for the relocation of the fast batch of cheaters from southern africa to madhya
pradesh kuno national park with officials trying to complete the fast transfer before august 15th
the mou focused on biodiversity conservation and the sharing of expertise between the two countries
technological applications collaborations on climate change pollution and waste management
and the exchange of personnel for training and education in wildlife management
drc congo d.r congo to auction drilling rights in rainforest the democratic republic of congo
says it will auction rides to drill for oil in more than two dozen areas including a
rainforest region that grain groups say should be protected 27 blocks for oil exploration and three
for gas will be auctioned off from 28th july the minister of hydrocarbons didia budimbu announced
on the 27 oil blocks three are located in the coast of the congo river basin and nine in the
huge central basin rainforest region in the west of the country the other 15 in the east of the
country near the albert and tanganyika great lakes the three gas blocks are located at lake kivu also
in the east environmental campaigners have protested against plans to drill in the central
basin oil prospecting there which will include the cutting of huge corridors to transport equipment
could have a disastrous impact on the rare species and unleash carbon that has lain
undisturbed for thousands of years they say thanks for watching please subscribe follow
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