The European Union has launched its Youth Sounding Board in Uganda with 20 youths between 23 and 30 years old drawn from across the country. The Youth Sounding Board in Uganda will aim to ensure that the voices of young people are heard and taken into account, including when shaping and implementing EU programmes and […]
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Professor Johanna Catharina Meyer, a pharmacist turned academic and then vaccine expert and advocate, lives her life with many mottos – her main one being – “life is an echo, what you put in is what you’ll get out”. She laughs after giving her full name – strong Afrikaans names and says, “Everyone knows me […]
It appears that the long standing feud between President George Manneh Weah and Liberia’s Most Celebrated soccer player and former coach of the Lone Star James Salinsa Debbah has been settled as evidence by the move made by Debbah to align with one of the constituent parties of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) […]
Fires are a constant threat for people living in dilapidated buildings without electricity People who live in the “dark buildings” in inner city Joburg say fires are frequent and a constant threat. Some residents who survived the fire in the Albert Street building in which 77 people lost their lives last week have moved into […]
Whatever it is, within a short time, President Bola Tinubu has enthroned himself in sub-regional politics. Not just that, he seems to have taken his place beyond continental geopolitics. Give it to him! His adventure in the Niger coup crisis may not be popular at home, but it offers him visibility on the global stage. […]
Transitioning to renewable energy is the key to securing humanity’s survival, as “without renewables, there can be no future”, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, ahead of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, marked on 7 September. Renewable technologies like wind and solar power are, in most cases, cheaper than the fossil […]
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who has died, was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a tumultuous global century, and into the local conditions of racist rule. A man of singular political talent, Buthelezi was among the country’s most influential black leaders for the majority of his long and remarkable life. Yet […]
The phased withdrawal of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) began earlier this year and is scheduled to end in December 2024. The withdrawal of African Union (AU) peacekeepers poses risks for Somalia. For one, it may reduce the pressure on al-Shabaab at a crucial time during the Somali government’s latest offensive. These […]
Zanzibar — ZANZIBAR: THE Minister for Information, Communication and Information Technology, Nape Nnauye has affirmed that Tanzania is on track to achieving its digital transformation goals. Mr Nape stated this while gracing the closure of the two-day ‘Connect-to-Connect summit 2023’ in Zanzibar, on Sunday. The summit has enriched the participants with skills and knowledge in […]
Blending the old and young, President Mnangagwa yesterday announced his new Cabinet that is expected to consolidate gains made in the past five years and accelerate the implementation of programmes and projects that will transform the lives of Zimbabweans towards Vision 2030. The delicate balance between change and continuity, women and men and the country’s […]
As primary and secondary schools nationwide resume for a new academic session, most parents and guardians throughout the country are grappling with the added burden of schools’ decisions to raise tuition fees, findings by LEADERSHIP Data Mining Department have shown. This fee hike coincides with a period of dwindling disposable incomes for families, primarily due […]
“Kidnapping for ransom is also identified as one of the means of funding terrorism.” Yaminu Musa, the coordinator, National Counter-Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), says proceeds of kidnapping are being used to partly finance terrorism. Mr Musa, a retired rear admiral, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the […]
Despite the dangers, Saudi Arabia remains a top destination for irregular migrants searching for a better life. The rise in targeted killings of Ethiopian migrants by Saudi border officials highlights the brutality of efforts to stop irregular migration, and the desperation of those who make the perilous journeys. In August, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported […]
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has bemoaned the widespread despondency across the country and, particularly, decried the rising poverty and insecurity, as well as the declining rate of the naira. PDP said the lives of Nigerians and their livelihoods were gradually being wasted and destroyed on account of the rising […]
By Bibbi Abruzzini and Marie L’Hostis NEW YORK, Sep 15 2023 (IPS) – At the UN SDG Summit in New York, the Forus global civil society network is calling for decisive action on SDG implementation. Clearly, as we hit the midpoint towards the “finish line” of the Agenda 2030, progress is stagnating. The 2023 Special […]
Following the impasse between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which led to visa restrictions that are affecting businesses, stakeholders have said that the country needs Nigeria as much as Nigeria needs it. Speaking at the weekend conversation of the LEADERSHIP Twitter Spaces (now X), stakeholders viewed the steps taken by President Bola Ahmed […]
Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with talk of a genocide taking place. Twenty years after genocide began in the region, recent conflict and targeted violence have forced over 5 million people to flee their homes across Sudan in just five months. In Darfur, non-Arab unarmed civilians have been hunted […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, said yesterday the federal government has till Friday to meet its demands or risk another round of industrial unrest. This came as the government pleaded for more time to address grievances of the labour movement. However, Vanguard gathered at the resumed meeting between the Ministry of Labour and Employment and […]