Region’s Security: Nigeria Urges Gulf Of Guinea Member States To Collaborate...
Nigeria
has urged member states of the Gulf of Guinea Commission to work closely and
come up with measures to combat the insecurity in the region.The
Federal...
UN Report Says One In 5 Nigerians Involved In Vote-Buying
A new research has showed that the issue of vote buying has become a national trend with one out of every five Nigerians involved...
Local Content: Civil Servants Told To Wear ‘Made In Kenya Outfits’
Kenya's government has ordered civil servants to
wear locally tailored clothes to work on Fridays and during public holidays.The order is meant to boost the...
Kuwait: New Emir Sworn-In After Death Of Ruler
Kuwait on Wednesday swore in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and prepared to receive the body of his half-brother, the late ruler...
ECOWAS Single Currency: Task Force To Give Assessment In June
President of the commission, Jean-Claude Brou, has
said that The ECOWAS Task Force on the region’s single currency would meet in
June to give the assessment...
2019: EU Observation Mission Chief Says Nigerians Are Happy To Vote
The
Chief Observer, European Union, EU, Election Observation Mission, Maria Arena,
says Nigerians are happy to vote their next leaders at the Presidential and
National Assembly general...
Ethnic conflict: U.N. Condemns Violence in Northern Darfur
The joint United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID have condemned violent incidences in North Darfur state which left nine dead and...
Kenya: WW1 History Endangered As Historical Site Falls Into Ruins
An important World War One historical site in Taita-Taveta county has fallen into ruins.The old Taveta Police Station, from where the first shot of...
Suicide: WHO Says Every 40 Seconds, Someone Dies
Speaking in Geneva ahead of World Suicide Prevention day, recognized on 10 September, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “every death is a tragedy for...
Corona-virus: New Cases In Algeria And Senegal
The number of confirmed coronavirus
cases in Algeria has jumped to 17 after nine new cases were registered
yesterday night, meanwhile Senegal recorded two more cases...
Crash Victims: Ethiopians Hold Mass Funeral Ceremony
Thousands mourned the
Ethiopian plane crash victims on Sunday, accompanying seventeen empty caskets
draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital as some...
Terrorism: US Soldiers Hit In Niger Bomb Explosion
A United States army vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as it entered a firing range during a training exercise near the town of...
South Sudan: United Nations Reports Horrific Sexual Violence Against Women
Women and girls continue to suffer high levels
of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan, even though warring parties
signed a peace deal.The United Nations High...
Senegal: Grand Magal Pilgrimage Holds Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
Tens of thousands of Muslims gathered at Senegal's holy city of Touba on Monday, for the annual Grand Magal- a pilgrimage which honours the...
Humanitarian Aids: Lack Of Funds Forces Closure Of UN Programmes In...
Lack
of funds has forced the United Nations, UN to closedown life-saving aid
programmes in Yemen.UN
Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande says money pledged by Member
States...
Tanzania: 65 Witdoctors Arrested, In Ritual Killing Probe
Police
in Tanzania have arrested 65 witchdoctors doctors suspected of involvement in
the barbaric ritualistic killings of children in the south-west and northern
part of the country.This
follows...
Parliament: Cisse-Lo Tasks Ecowas On 30% Women Representation
The Speaker of ECOWAS
Parliament Moustapha Cisse-Lo has called on all member countries to ensure
thirty per cent women representation in its ranks.He made the remark
during...
Somalia: African Union Trains Troops To Help Enhance Security
The
African Union, AU Mission in Somalia, AMISOM has completed training of military
officers from six regional countries to help stabilise the Horn of Africa
nation.The
Mission Chief...
Zimbabwe Riot Police Clamp Down On Harare Protesters
Riot police deployed in the Zimbabwe capital Harare fired tear gas at opposition demonstrators who turned up to protest despite a court order against...
HIV/AIDS: Agency Says Disease Prevalence In South-East Is Above National Average
The South-East geo-political zone has a national Human
Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV prevalence rate of 1.9, which is above the national
average of 1.4.At the commissioning of...
