Shipping companies and maritime organisations have urged the UN secretary general to help evacuate hundreds of seafarers who have been trapped onboard vessels in Ukrainian ports for a year. About 2,000 seafarers in 112 ships were berthed in Ukrainian ports across the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov before Russia’s invasion. After the war broke out, most crew were evacuated, but 331 seafarers remain stuck on 62 vessels across nine Ukrainian ports, including Mariupol and Odesa.
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Kenges Rakishev’s Borealis Foods to Go Public by Fourth Quarter 2023
Kenges Rakishev, international entrepreneur, philanthropist and former special envoy of the Kazakh government, is leading the charge for an upcoming Nasdaq listing of Borealis Foods Inc., a fast-growing food teh company imbued with a mission to serve growing consumer needs. Rakishev intends to tackle global food challenges by developing nutritious, sustainable, and affordable ready-to-eat meals.
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Millions vote in Nigeria election
Long queues have formed at polling stations in Nigeria as millions vote in the most competitive presidential election since military rule ended. Since 1999, Africa’s most populous country has been dominated by two parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. But this time, there is also a strong challenge from a third-party candidate, the Labour Party’s Peter Obi, who is backed by many young people.
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Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has stopped recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has stopped recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine. Wagner’s founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said that They are fulfiling all their obligations to those who work for them now. Wagner began recruiting prisoners in Russia’s sprawling penal system in summer 2022, with Prigozhin, a catering entrepreneur who served nine years in prison during the Soviet Union, offering convicts a pardon if they survived six months in Ukraine.
