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At least three dead after last week’s Nigeria oil vessel blast, company says

7 Feb 2022

YENAGAO, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least three people died in Nigeria when the oil storage and production vessel, FPSO Trinity Spirit, exploded last week and four crew are still missing, the operating company said on Monday. The vessel had 10 crew on board when it exploded on Wednesday, Nigeria’s Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) …

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German defence minister ‘very sceptical’ about Mali mission

7 Feb 2022

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Sunday she was “very sceptical” that the country could maintain its troops in Mali amid growing tension between the West African country and its international partners. Germany has some 1,200 troops deployed in Mali as part of a 9-year-old international counter-terrorism and peacekeeping mission in …

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Tunisian judges accuse president of seeking control, setting up new struggle

6 Feb 2022

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian judges on Sunday rejected President Kais Saied’s moves to disband the council that oversees them, a move they see as undermining their independence, setting up a new struggle over his consolidation of power. Saied announced overnight he was dissolving the Supreme Judicial Council, one of the few remaining state …

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Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power

6 Feb 2022

By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -A cyclone killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, the second to hit the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks, triggering floods, bringing down buildings and cutting power, officials said on Sunday. One of the worst-hit towns was Nosy Varika on the east coast where almost 95% of …

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Deadly clashes erupt at peace-keeping facilities in Sudan’s Darfur

6 Feb 2022

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Clashes between military forces and armed groups at the facilities of a former international peace-keeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur region left an unknown number of people dead and injured on Saturday, a military statement said. Witnesses told Reuters they had heard heavy gunfire on Saturday around the perimeter of the headquarters of …

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Exploded Nigerian oil storage vessel had up to 60,000 barrels before incident

6 Feb 2022

ABUJA (Reuters) – An oil storage vessel that exploded off the coast of Nigeria this week was holding around 50,000 to 60,000 barrels of crude oil at the time of the incident, Minister of Environment Sharon Ikeazor said on Saturday. Nigeria’s Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) said on Thursday that flames had engulfed …

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