Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala looks set to be confirmed Monday as the first woman and first African leader of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, a near-paralysed institution desperately needing a kick-start. The WTO has called a special general council meeting at which the former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank veteran is expected to be formally selected as…
France and five allies gather on Monday to discuss the Sahel’s jihadist insurgency, with Paris looking for support enabling it to cut French troop numbers in the strife-torn region. Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel — Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger — are to attend the two-day summit in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, with French President Emmanuel Macron attending via videolink. The meeting comes…
Fifteen people arrested in Ethiopia were part of what American and Israeli officials said was a foiled Iranian plot against diplomats from the United Arab Emirates. By Declan Walsh, Eric Schmitt, Simon Marks and Ronen Bergman NAIROBI, Kenya — When Ethiopia’s intelligence agency recently uncovered a cell of 15 people it said were casing the embassy of the United Arab…
Sinopharm Shipment Delivered to Harare Zimbabwe has received its first batch of 200,000 doses of Sinopharm donated by the Chinese government in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Zimbabwe received its first delivery of 200,000 doses of Sinopharm on Monday at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in the capital city Harare. The Chinese coronavirus…
Top UN official says coronavirus pandemic has also hampered efforts to protect children in conflict zones. More children could be pushed into joining armed groups in conflict zones as families face increasing poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a top United Nations official has warned. The exact number of child soldiers is unknown, but in…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged support for his government’s efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as it struggles to implement a vaccination program and an economic recovery plan. South Africa this week halted the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to start inoculating front-line healthcare workers after it was found to be minimally effective…
It was learnt that apart from Geidam, the terrorists had also established strongholds in Tarmuwa and Yunusari Local Government Areas in Yobe. BY SAHARAREPORTERS Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the 3 Battalion Base in Rann in the Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, the Nigerian Army confirmed on Thursday. The terrorists invaded the…
By Oladosu Adenike The climate crisis has been shown to exacerbate violence against women and girls. We don’t know where, when, how, what or who will be affected next by the climate crisis. But one thing is certain: it is a crisis that will affect us all, at some point – irrespective of nationality, age or…
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde on Wednesday wrapped up a two-day visit to Burundi. Zewde was in the central African country at the invitation of President Evariste Ndayishimiye. President Zewde arrived at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport on Tuesday and was received by Ndayishimiye together with other senior government officials. According to a statement released by the…
Libyan Airlines on Wednesday celebrated the resumption of flights between two of the country’s most important cities, Tripoli and Benghazi, in an event mirroring the nation’s steps toward reunification. The airline saw the arrival of its plane coming from Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, in the west, to Benina International Airport in Benghazi, in the…