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Shell settles Niger Delta oil spill claims for $84 million

Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to an $84 million settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta…

10 years ago

Brincidofovir: Ebola drug trial starts at MSF center in Liberia

A trial of brincidofovir - a potential drug to treat Ebola - has started at a Medecins Sans Frontieres center…

10 years ago

Libya: Greek oil tanker bombed in Derna, two dead

A Greek-operated oil tanker has been attacked by military jets in the Libyan port of Derna, killing two crew members,…

10 years ago

Yahya Jammeh returns to Gambia after coup plot

President Yahya Jammeh has returned to The Gambia after a reported coup attempt, sources say. Heavy gunfire was heard near…

10 years ago

Beji Caid Essebsi sworn in as Tunisia’s president

Beji Caid Essebsi has been sworn in as Tunisia’s president after winning the country's first free presidential poll. Beji Caid…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Patient zero Emile Ouamouno likely infected by playing with bats

According to scientists, a two-year-old boy called Emile Ouamouno from Guinea - the Ebola victim who is believed to have…

10 years ago

AirAsia missing plane: Debris and body spotted floating in Java Sea

Indonesian search teams have spotted debris and a body at sea in the hunt for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, officials…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone imposes mandatory lockdown

In an attempt to contain the Ebola epidemic, Sierra Leone has declared lockdown of at least three days in the…

10 years ago

Tunisia elections 2014: Beji Caid Essebsi wins first free presidential poll

Beji Caid Essebsi has been confirmed as winner of Tunisia's first free presidential poll. The veteran politician secured 55.68% of…

10 years ago

Tunisia elections 2014: Beji Caid Essebsi claims poll win while Moncef Marzouki refuses to admit defeat

Tunisian candidate Moncef Marzouki has refused to admit defeat in the country's first free presidential election after exit polls suggested…

10 years ago