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Nigeria: NJC Receives 22 Nominees’ List for 11 Supreme Court Judges’ Openings

The NJC is expected to pick 11 deserving candidates from the list and forward same to President Bola Tinubu, who shall appoint them to the Supreme Court bench, although, subject to Senate confirmation. The National Judicial Council (NJC) has received a list of 22 nominees for 11 vacant openings on the Supreme Court bench. The […]

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Mozambique: Two Years After Palma Attack, MSF Offers Glimmer of Hope for Cabo Delgado

Harare — In March 2021, rebels carried out an assault on the town of Palma in northern Mozambique that left scores of people dead, drove thousands from their homes, and postponed a sizeable gas project that was going to be built nearby. Two years after the heinous incidents that garnered worldwide notice, MSF held an online […]

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Uganda: Museveni Human Rights Record ‘Disgusting’

A legislator lying frail on a hospital bed after a long detention. UP to 32 political prisoners charged in the General Court Martial. Thousands unaccounted for after abductions. A tough law against homosexuality. An American couple getting fined Shs100m for torturing a child. The state of human rights in Uganda has never been uplifting but […]

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Nigeria: Headwinds From Trapped Funds, Litigation May Hinder Nigeria Air’s Takeoff

The plan by the federal government to commence the operation of Nigeria Air before the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has received condemnations from stakeholders in the nation’s aviation industry who said the airline may not fly before May 29, 2023, unless certain things are put in place. According to the stakeholders, things […]

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Africa: Accelerating Change – Global Call to Action On World Toilet Day to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals

Pretoria, South Africa — World Toilet Day 2023, on 19 November, focusing on ‘Accelerating Change’ – Toilets are a foundation stone of public health and play a critical role in protecting the environment” Celebrated annually on the 19th of November, World Toilet Day aims to inspire concerted efforts in addressing the pressing global sanitation crisis, […]