A classic story with modern relevance

John Kissingford plays The Poet in the play “An Iliad,” which runs Thursday through Sunday at Thunder River Theatre in Carbondale. “An Iliad” is a co-production between Thunder River Theatre Company and UpstART Theatre of Ouray. Photo by Missy...

African Union’s Silence on Sudan is Treason

The African Union’s silence on the Sudanese genocide is not just cowardice—it is treason. It is an act of betrayal so grotesque that the spirits of the ancestors must be weeping in disbelief. As Khartoum burns, as Darfur bleeds, and as millions of...

Congo’s Planned $500 Million Off-Grid Fund to Start Disbursing

“We think there is enough interest in Congo,” said Clifford Aron, founder and chief executive officer of GreenMax, a Dublin-based sustainable development fund manager. “Congo is the second-largest market for energy access in the world after...

Free Will Astrology: Week of Nov. 5

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to the American wildlife area known as Yellowstone Park after a 70-year absence. They hunted elk, which changed elk behavior, which changed vegetation patterns, which stabilized...

Kaizer Chiefs earn a slight advantage in the Congo

Kaizer Chiefs walked away from Lubumbashi with a valuable 0–0 draw against AS Simba in Saturday’s CAF Confederation Cup preliminary second-round first leg. The result has given Amakhosi a slight edge heading into the return leg in South Africa. AS...

Congo seals maintenance deal with Nigeria’s 7Star Global Hangar

7Star Global Hangar Ltd, an Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO), has achieved another significant milestone in its regional expansion strategy with the official approval granted by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of the Republic of...

Cameroon’s bank claims on the state rise again after yearlong decline

(Business in Cameroon) - After several months of decline, Cameroon’s net bank claims on the state are rising again. According to the Monetary Policy Committee (CPM) report from the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) published on October 14,...

BEAC raises liquidity injection to CFA750bn as banks seek more

(Business in Cameroon) - The Bank of Central African States (BEAC), the monetary authority for the six CEMAC countries (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and the Central African Republic), has once again set a record by raising its...

No, Trump did not 'end' the war in the Congo. It's as bloody as ever.

RS reached out to hundreds of churches in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado that were listed as potential targets of the geofencing campaign. None that responded were aware of the campaign. “We were not aware of that, no—you are the first...

Kombi-II MOPU Sets Sail for Congo After Conversion Job in Netherlands

Oct 15, 2025 Kombi-II mobile offshore production unit (MOPU), converted from a jack-up drilling rig by Dixstone, has started its journey to Congo for deployment at Perenco-operated Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) permit. Dixstone, a sister...

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil must halt Liberian palm oil company’s abuses (commentary)

For more than a decade, communities in Liberia have struggled against palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), which has razed more than 1,000 hectares (almost 2,500 acres) of rainforest, destroyed sacred sites, and violated their land...

Congo's security forces accused of abuses in crime crackdown

Since early October, Congo's presidential protection force has launched an operation against criminal gangs of machete-weilding teens known locally as 'bebe noir' or black babies. The groups have been spreading terror in the country’s major cities...

Spotlight: YC-backed Bujeti is building Africa’s financial control centre

When Bujeti made it into Y Combinator’s Winter 2023 cohort, it joined a rare club, one of just a handful of African startups to break through that year, even as the famed accelerator quietly scaled back its presence in emerging markets. For...

Habitat for Humanity to host 15th build with Kelley School, Whirlpool Corporation

Starting Thursday, student volunteers will build houses in the Osage Place neighborhood in southwest Bloomington for the 15th annual Whirlpool Habitat Build. The event is a collaboration between IU Kelley School of Business, Habitat for Humanity...

Brazil’s GOL eyes going private, delist from stock market

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) has announced plans to go private as part of a corporate reorganisation process, and intends to delist shares from the B3 Brazil Stock Exchange. As part of its restructuring process, which...

World Bank confirms Naira is no longer among Africa’s weakest currencies in new ranking

The World Bank has revealed that the Nigerian currency has exited the list of weakest-performing currencies in Africa The position followed a gain of about 5.07% in 2025, credited to reforms under President Tinubu, which have boosted reserves...

Pakistan has no trade with 11 countries, govt tells parliament

The federal government has informed parliament that Pakistan currently has no trade relations with 11 countries across the world. The official list, submitted to lawmakers, includes India and Israel, along with several other nations with which...

CEMAC: Cameroon, Chad Post Lowest Bank Lending Rates Despite Regional Rise in Q2 2025

(Business in Cameroon) - Average effective interest rates charged by banks in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) rose sharply over the past year, climbing from 10.21% to 11.80%, according to the Bank of Central African...

3 homes with quirky features currently on the market

A Victorian townhouse with themed suites 4 Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, LA6 2AE - £750,000 At first glance, 4 Main Street looks like the classic Victorian townhouse: sash windows, tall ceilings and a handsome presence on Kirkby...

Stop wildlife imports to India until proper checks in place: CITES report

Cautioning against “illegal harvest of wild animals that are later declared as captive bred”, a verification mission of the CITES has recommended that India stop importing critically-endangered species — such as gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees...