Monday, October 17, 2022 The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) will on Friday, October 21, 2022, open a book of condolence for the fallen Liberian journalist, lecturer, and Managing Editor of the Inquirer Newspaper, Atty. Philip N. Wesseh, Alias “Gina”. The book of condolence will be opened at the Headquarters of the Press Union of […]
As part of the celebration of Global Hand Washing Day 2022, an elaborate program was executed by the Government of Liberia and partners through the National Public Health Institute of Liberia. Providing an overview of the program, the National Coordinator of Community Led Total Sanitation at NPHIL, Leahwon Tokpah told the gathering held at the […]
The Federal Government of Somalia has welcomed the move by the United States government’s Treasury Department to impose sanctions on individuals who support the financial and logistical support of the Al-Shabab terrorist group. The different sectors of the economy in Somalia are instructed to avoid dealing with and cooperating with these criminal individuals mentioned in […]
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, yesterday said Nigeria was part of the decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut 2 million barrels of crude oil production for November. According to a statement by his spokesman Horatius Egua on Tuesday, the minister said this was to stabilize the market […]
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, yesterday said the Boko Haram insurgency led to the deaths of 100,000 persons and the displacement of over two million others. He disclosed this in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Ministerial Performance Review Retreat. He also said the insurgency caused the country $9 billion […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that his son will stay off Twitter when it comes to affairs of state, after a social media tirade that included a threat to invade neighbouring Kenya. The move comes as media groups have asked Uganda’s top court to scrap a new digital communications law which they say breaks […]
Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, urging donors to step up support amid historic drought. “Without greater action and investment, we are facing the death of children on a scale not seen in half a century,” Spokesperson James Elder […]
The situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement, the top UN official in the West African country told the Security Council on Tuesday. El-Ghassim Wane, head of the UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, presented the latest UN Secretary-General’s report on the peacekeeping operation. He briefed ambassadors on progress in the transition […]
King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is gearing up for his official coronation later this month – but his royal detractors are not welcome. The divided Zulu Royal household, businesspeople and the government are pulling all the stops to put together an event fit for a king on 29 October at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. President […]
The report also showed that of the total 256 suspected deaths in 2022, Borno State accounted for 93. Borno State is experiencing a surge in cholera infections as it recorded over 60 per cent of the total suspected cases recorded in September. According to the latest situation report on cholera by the Nigeria Centre for […]
Turkana County, Kenya — Chants of “Apei Apei ng’akankomwon ng’akan!” ring out from a group of women sitting under a tree. The words translate to “One, one, nine, five” – Kenya’s national gender-based violence helpline number. The women are taking part in an integrated medical outreach session, supported by UNFPA in the village of Lokapararai, […]
A proposal to allow access to contraceptives for teens aged 15 years and above – which has since been struct down by Parliament – has attracted mixed reactions from different segments of society, including faith-based organisations and rights activists. This follows the rejection by the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, October 17, of the relevance […]
An estimated 281 million migrants span the globe. The remittances they send home get a lot of attention from policymakers and development agencies like the World Bank due to their positive impacts on developing economies. This is because the movement of money is – for the most part – quantifiable, as much of it goes […]
The African Union pledged in 2016 to “silence the guns” by the end of 2020, an ambitious agenda of ending armed conflicts on the continent. Just two months before that deadline, the deadliest war in years erupted in Ethiopia. On 3 November 2020, the armies of the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the State of […]
South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps have run dry, with numerous areas experiencing intermittent supply while some areas have no water at all. The province has metropolitan areas – the City of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni. All […]
New York — The 27th annual UN climate summit is taking place in November. Will it be worth all the time and effort? Professor Felix Dodds and Chris Spence–who have attended many of them–share what they’ve learned. Next month, the latest annual United Nations climate extravaganza, COP27, will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Last […]
There are concerns, fears and anger that AGRA billions funding food insecurity in Africa, discounting claims of AGRA empowering 30 million smallholder farmer households. AGRA, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, is a multimillion-dollar agriculture project funded by the Bill Gates Foundation in Tanzania, just like in many other African countries where it […]
Juba And Tonj, South Sudan — ‘Politicians have divided people, but the time will come when people will realise that we are not benefiting.’ It has been just over four years since South Sudan’s main warring parties signed a peace agreement that was supposed to end a five-year civil war that killed at least 400,000 […]