BREAKING: United Nations appoints Nigerian woman as member of fact-finding mission to Sudan
The United Nations has appointed Joy Ezeilo, a Nigerian legal expert, as a member of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan. The President of the UN Human Rights Council, Václav Bálek made the announcement in a statement today. Mohamed…
61 migrants, mostly Nigerians, Gambians die in Libyan ‘shipwreck’
Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, from Nigeria, Gambia, and other African countries have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, a United Nations agency has said. The boat originally contained 86 people and left…
Israeli Army Uncovers ‘Biggest Hamas Tunnel’
The Israeli army said on Sunday it had uncovered the biggest Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip so far, just a few hundred metres from a key border crossing. Such was its size that small vehicles would be able to…
ECOWAS Suspends Niger, Insists On Civil Rule
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States has suspended the membership of the Republic of Niger until constitutional order is restored in the country. This was contained in a statement by the regional organisation, following the decisions…
Four Japanese Ministers Resign Over Corruption Allegation
A fundraising scandal involving the most influential group of the ruling party in Japan led to the resignation of four cabinet officials on Thursday. Over a five-year period to 2022, more than 500 million yen (£2.8 million; $3.4 million) was…
Finland To Close Its Russian Border Again
Finland will close its eastern border with Russia, its interior minister said Thursday, hours after reopening it following a spike in migrant crossings that Helsinki has labelled a Russian hybrid attack. “The phenomenon has started again and we will close…
Somalia gets W’Bank, IMF $4.5bn debt relief
Somalia Prime Minister, Hamza Barre, on Wednesday, disclosed that the country has been granted a debt relief of $4.5 billion by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Barre noted that the relief is “equivalent to relieving every Somali…
UN General Assembly Overwhelmingly Demands Gaza Ceasefire, US and Israel Show Divisions
Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war against Hamas as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and U.S. President Joe Biden told the longtime ally its “indiscriminate” bombing of civilians was hurting international support. After…
Kenya To Scrap Visas For All Visitors From January 2024
Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday announced that visitors to Kenya from across the world will no longer require a visa from January 2024. According to Reuters, Ruto said his government had developed a digital platform to ensure all visitors…
Libya sends illegal migrants home to Egypt and Nigeria
Libya on Tuesday repatriated nearly 1,000 migrants from Egypt and Nigeria who had been staying in the North African country illegally, officials and AFP journalists said. The 664 Egyptians were to be taken by bus to the Emsaed border post…