Arusha — THE East African Community (EAC) on Monday relaunched the Nyerere Centre for Peace Research, pledging to make it sustainable. EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki assured that his office will mobilise more funds to keep the centre located at the Arusha-based Secretariat up and running. “Mwalimu Nyerere stood for peace and we cannot be […]
Parent company Meta has failed to block a court case accusing it of exploitative working conditions after arguing the East African country did not have jurisdiction over its operations. A labor court in Kenya ruled on Monday that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, can be sued after a former employee filed a lawsuit against the social […]
Energy Minister Outlines Plans to End Power Cuts Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has said that there are plans to resolve continuous blackouts within a year, reports eNCA. Speaking at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Mantashe said that the plans include maintaining power stations, buying electricity from neighbouring […]
Human Rights Watch said Monday that there is a “thick veil of violence” surrounding elections scheduled to take place in Nigeria later this month. The violence “undermines people’s fundamental right to vote,” said Anietie Ewang, HRW’s Nigerian researcher, who called on Nigerian officials to install secure systems that would allow Nigerians to vote safely. “It […]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on Malian authorities to rescind their expulsion order for his top representative in the country. “I deeply regret the decision by the Malian authorities to declare my representative, Guillaume Ngefa, as persona non grata and to order him to leave the country in 48 hours,” […]
Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is an “abhorrent violation of fundamental human rights” said the UN Secretary-General on Monday, marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance against the scourge, which remains a threat for a staggering 4.2 million girls this year. António Guterres said that the practice of genital cutting, prevalent in some cultures for […]
Residents said some of the dead bodies couldn’t be retrieved from the forest because the terrorists are still in the area. Residents of the communities where members of vigilante groups were massacred by terrorists last Thursday have said the number of those killed had risen to 102 as of Sunday night. The terrorists ambushed members […]
The parties commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the redesigning of the banknotes. ‘Thirteen’ opposition political parties in Nigeria have said they will withdraw from the forthcoming general elections if the Central Bank of Nigeria extends the deadline for the naira swap. Only the leader of one of the parties addressed the press and he did […]
With hundreds of residents and some footballers confirmed dead in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, has confirmed that no Nigerian player is affected by the unfortunate incident. The NFF boss announced on the verified Instagram page of the football federation yesterday that it feels […]
In yet another global endorsement of policies being implemented under the Second Republic, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has declared Zimbabwe one of its best performing member countries in the fight against HIV and AIDS. UNAIDS, the supreme world body tasked by UN member states with leading the fight against HIV and […]
Abuja — Nigeria’s oil production which began rebounding in November and December last year after a prolonged lull, stayed stagnant in January this year, a Reuters survey of activities in the month under review has shown. It affected output by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of which Nigeria is a key member combined […]
Councillor says the area first has to be rezoned About 3,000 people in Ga-Rankuwa View Extension 15, Tshwane, live without toilets, water or formal electrification. Many residents have been living in these conditions for ten years. The ward councillor says the area needs to be rezoned and services “are in the pipeline”. About 700 families […]
Abuja — Nigeria’s oil and gas industry experienced historic crises throughout 2022 as the sector struggled with severe crude thefts and pipeline vandalism constraining output, but will do relatively well this year, a new report has said. Resumption of operations at onshore export terminals at the end of 2022 coupled with fresh offshore drilling activity […]
Eskom Advertises for CEO Amid Unending Power Cuts Power utility Eskom has published an external ad for its Group Chief Executive (CEO) position. The top position is set to become vacant in two months after current CEO André de Ruyter’s last day in office on March 31, 2023. The advertisement posted on its website said that the CEO’s key […]
First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC) Initiative has raised concern over the increasing rate of cancer in the country as a new report revealed that the country has recorded over 10,000 cases of cancer in the past one month. The coalition also called for increased resource allocation to cancer. This is even as the chairman, senate […]
In response to multiple news reports that police arrested several people, including prominent members of Cameroon’s security forces, in connection to their investigation into the murder of the Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement: “Cameroonian authorities must ensure transparency in the investigation into the brutal killing of Martinez […]
Nairobi — Kenyans are paying more for excisable products as a Swiss manufacturer of tax stamps make billions of shillings. This comes at a time when the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) plans to quadruple fees manufacturers must pay for stamps on excisable goods. Price hikes will impact final product prices for alcohol, juice, cigarettes and […]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has learned that many Cameroonian intelligence officers have been arrested in connection with journalist Martinez Zogo’s murder, and that a suspect who has confessed to participating in the murder has even said that it was Cameroon’s justice minister who ordered it. More than 20 members of Cameroon’s General Directorate for External […]