Benin Lifts Blockade Preventing Niger’s Oil Export to China

The Republic of Benin has resolved its trade dispute with its neighbor, the Republic of the Niger, following the intervention of the Chinese government. Tensions between the two countries began last year after Niger’s ruling junta ousted the country’s democratically elected president. Following Beninese protests against Niger’s coupists, the junta’s leaders directed the closure of […]

Albuquerque Is Discarding Homeless People’s Belongings, Violating City Policy — ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. On a recent morning, Christian Smith ran an errand, leaving a shopping cart carrying everything she owned near the Albuquerque, New Mexico, underpass where […]

’47 Boko Haram, ISWAP Associates’ Surrender To Troops In Borno – TheNGblog

The multinational joint task force (MNJTF) fighting insurgency in the Lake Chad region says 47 individuals associated with Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to the troops…..READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE In a statement on Thursday, Abubakar Abdullahi, the MNJTF spokesperson, said the individuals surrendered to the 403 […]

Chelsea ‘to offer MORE than £47m release clause for Brazilian wonderkid transfer’ as fans say ‘we ain’t normal’

CHELSEA are reportedly willing to pay more than Estevao Willian’s release clause in order to sign the wonderkid. The Brazilian has a release clause worth £47million at native club Palmeiras. 1 Estevao Willian is a target for Chelsea Willian, 17, has wowed during his short career and has already been labelled Messinho due to his […]