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Revealed: Thai cave boys tried to dig their way out

The Thai cave boys and their football coach who became trapped deep in a flooded cave complex tried to dig their way out, it has been revealed.

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6 years ago

July 18, 2018

Africa News Watch

The Thai cave boys and their football coach who became trapped deep in a flooded cave complex tried to dig their way out, it has been revealed. In a Wednesday press conference, they also said that they survived on rainwater for nine days before being found and later rescued.

“We tried to dig out as we thought we cannot only wait for authorities to get us,” coach Ekkapol Chantawong said as the Wild Boars team made their first public appearance since being saved.

One of the team members said they “drank water that fell from the rocks” before being found by two British divers nine days after going inside the cave on June 23.

The “Wild Boars” team members looked healthy and happy as they answered questions about the nine days they spent in the dark before being discovered by members of an international rescue team.

“It is a miracle,” Wild Boars footballer Adul Sam-on, 14, said of the rescue, as the boys were gently quizzed about their terrifying experience.

Interest in the saga has been intense, with film production houses already eyeing a Hollywood treatment of the drama.

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Brazilian meatpacker JBS invests $2.5 billion in Nigeria, builds six facilities

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1 hour ago

November 22, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

Brazilian meatpacker JBS says it has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Nigerian government for a $2.5 billion investment plan that will include the construction of six new plants in the African nation.

Three of the plants would deal in poultry, two in beef, and one in pork, according to a statement from JBS.

In accordance with the memorandum of understanding, JBS stated that it would develop a five-year investment plan in Nigeria, which would include budget estimates, feasibility studies, and an action plan for the development of the local supply chain.

The Nigerian government would then guarantee the sanitary, regulatory, and economic conditions required for the project’s viability, JBS continued.

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China’s Xi meets with Morocco’s Crown Prince

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2 hours ago

November 22, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

Morocco’s official media reports that Chinese President, Xi Jinping, visited Morocco briefly on Thursday.

According to Morocco’s MAP, Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan welcomed Xi in Casablanca. The visit demonstrated the close ties of camaraderie, collaboration, and solidarity between the Moroccan and Chinese peoples, it said.

China’s official broadcaster, CCTV, said that Xi and Hassan had a “cordial conversation” at the airport after being received by the Crown Prince and Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.

After attending the G20 Summit in Brazil, Xi paid the visit.

In recent years, China has increased its investments in Morocco’s rail and infrastructure. Morocco is desirable for Chinese electric car battery manufacturers because of its proximity to Europe, free trade agreements with important EU and US markets, and an established automotive sector.

Morocco was chosen by Chinese EV battery company Gotion High Tech in June to establish Africa’s first gigafactory, which will cost $1.3 billion in total.