Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has told the Nigerian Army to stop allocating soldiers to politicians. This came as a reaction to a comment by Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, that some people were approaching soldiers for political... Continue Reading →
An Ethiopian court on Tuesday passed a guilty verdict against a prominent opposition figure after he was tried under the country’s controversial anti-terrorism law. Yonatan Tesfay, spokesperson for the opposition Semeyawi (Blue) party was arrested in December 2015 when unprecedented... Continue Reading →
Three-time FIFA World Cup star Vincent Enyeama, Super Eagles’ Captain, John Obi Mikel and France-based striker, Desire Oparanozie, have been nominated for various honours in the 4th Nigeria Pitch Awards. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) spokesman, Ademola Olajire, disclosed the... Continue Reading →
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday welcomed China's five-million-U.S. dollar contribution to support 420,000 refugees living in camps in northern Kenya. WFP's Country Director and Representative for Kenya Annalisa Conte said the funds from China and other countries will... Continue Reading →
China has inked agreement with the UN migration agency (IOM) for 1 million U.S. dollar of multi-sector assistance that will support IOM efforts to help internally displaced persons, vulnerable communities and returnees in Somalia. A statement from IOM said Tuesday... Continue Reading →
Plans to revive Air Zimbabwe have hit a major obstacle as the airline has just been added to the notorious blacklist of the European Union over safety concerns expressed by the EU regulators. The Zimbabwean national airline was joined by... Continue Reading →
One of the other invitees to the Saudi-sponsored summit that Trump will be attending is none other than Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir: Saudi officials close to the king say Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been invited to an upcoming summit... Continue Reading →
A non-career ambassadorial nominee, Yusuf Hinna, has alleged that Ghanaians and citizens of other African countries obtained Nigeria passport and use it for criminal activities. The nominee stated this while responding to questions at his screening by the Senate Committee... Continue Reading →
“A world is collapsing before our eyes,” wrote Gérard Araud, the French ambassador to the United States, upon learning of Donald Trump’s election as president in November 2016. Many American internationalists probably felt just the same way. For roughly four... Continue Reading →
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