Six people, including three children, have died after a five-story residential building collapsed in Cairo’s Hadayek El-Qobba district on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Seven others were injured and taken to Al-Zaitoun Hospital as emergency personnel searched the rubble on Al-Khaleej Street. The children who died were aged 13, nine and two. The adult victims included […]

Shell Petroleum B.V. has reached an agreement to sell its entire interest in Shell Nigeria Gas Group to Nigerian energy company Vaaris Energy Limited, paving the way for its departure from the country’s domestic piped gas distribution market. The proposed transaction, announced on Tuesday, October 13, remains subject to regulatory approval and other conditions. Financial […]

The Amapetu of Mahin Kingdom, Oba Segun Williams Akinyomi, has appealed to the Federal Government to reclaim the swampy site of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, and establish a permanent memorial for the victims. The traditional ruler made the appeal after completing nine days of traditional rites in honor of […]

African regions have recorded the world’s fastest improvements in disaster resilience since 2023, according to findings from the latest World Risk Poll released on October 13, 2026. Conducted by Gallup for Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the survey interviewed more than 143,000 people across 140 countries and territories in 2025. Its Resilience Index assesses the ability to […]

Climate campaigners demonstrated outside the African Energy Week conference in Cape Town on Tuesday, October 13, calling for an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent. Protesters accused international energy companies of pursuing profits while leaving African communities to bear the environmental and social consequences of fossil fuel development. Campaigners from Greenpeace […]