Nearly one-third of Nigerian children do not have access to enough water, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said Monday. It is calling for urgent measures to address the problem. In a statement to mark World Water Day, UNICEF said more than 1.42 billion people, live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability in…
Addis Ababa, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia reiterated to a US delegation its rejection of any interference in its internal affairs particularly in the proceedings to restore the constitutional order in the week-long conflict in Tigray region. Our people and government do not want any interference in the law enforcement operation on Ethiopia´s territory,…
Niger’s constitutional court on Sunday confirmed Mohamed Bazoum as the country’s new president with more than 55 percent of the votes cast in last month’s run-off. Former interior minister Bazoum was the preferred successor and right-hand man of outgoing president Mahamadou Issoufou. “The court confirms and declares the definitive results of the second round presidential poll…
New analysis released by anti-poverty group reveals that more than half the world’s 10-year-olds could be unable to read by the end of this year. More than half of the world’s 10-year-olds could be unable to read and understand a sentence by the end of the year, according to a new analysis by the ONE…
“My dear compatriots, I am in trouble, I am fighting death, but nevertheless I ask you to stand up. Go and vote for change. I will not have fought for nothing. Fight for it. I will not have fought for nothing. ” Those were the last call of Congolese opposition leader Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas to…
The town of Konna in the Central region of Mali is an area regularly hit by jihadist attacks. Over the weekend, the country’s interim Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane visited the area to inaugurate a new fishing port and a new military camp. The gesture symbolizes a sign of hope in this war-torn region. “In order…
CAIRO (AP) — A UN report has sketched a grim picture of conflict-wrecked Libya, accusing several foreign governments of turning the oil-rich country into a stage to play out rivalries and ignoring UN sanctions and a decade-long arms embargo. The 548-page report by UN experts comes as an interim government took power in Libya…
Kimberley – ANC members in the ZF Mgcawu region are calling for the disbanding of branch executive committees and also want the ANC national executive committee (NEC) to initiate misconduct investigations against the ANC provincial secretary, Deshi Ngxanga, and the regional leadership. The members are campaigning for Ngxanga to be replaced by Maruping Lekwene and…
By Chikodi Okereocha The Federal Government has so far invested about N15 billion into the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project (NIMEP) programme, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, said yesterday. The minister said gold had been discovered along the Abuja-Nasarawa axis through the NIMEP programme undertaken by the ministry. He added…
THE independent panel investigating allegations of human rights violations by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)and other units of the Nigeria police has approved compensations worth N578 million to victims of human rights violations. Sulaiman Galadima, chairman of the panel, said this on Thursday while presiding over an executive session on petitions relating to the…