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France braces for nationwide strike amid fuel shortage tensions
France braces for nationwide strike amid fuel shortage tensions
Business and Economy
by  AFP

France on Monday braced for nationwide transport strike actions as the government and unions remained in deadlock over stoppages at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages. Leftist unions CGT and FO have called for a nationwide strike Tuesday for higher salaries, and against government requisitions of oil installations, threatening to cripple public transport in particular.

Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexist
Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexist
World
by  AFP

Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon's Atlantic coast say they can take no more crop destruction from hungry elephants as the conflict between man and animal escalates. Most of the crop destruction is recorded near protected wildlife reserves.