Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation on December 9th wherein he made both the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist organizations in Florida. The Governor’s announcement was made via social media (X, previously Twitter) and comes on the heels of increasing scrutiny by the United States toward organizations […]
In Africa, gender pay equality is becoming a force with governments, activists and organisations demanding to bridge the perennial gap between men and women in terms of wages. Although women contribute to national economies to a great extent, especially in such areas as the health care industry, education, and agriculture, unequal pay is still observed. […]
Presidents of Eritrea and Egypt have asked Sudanese to act responsibly in the midst of a protest push for civilian transition after the ouster in April of long serving Omar Al-Bashir. Isaias Afwerki arrived in Cairo on Saturday to meet his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The two leaders met at the presidential palace for […]
Niger and Tunisia were among countries elected as non-permanent members to the Security Council for a period of two years. Seven candidates ran for five seats including Viet Nam ,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, El Salvador, Estonia and Romania. Khemaies Jhinaoui is Tunisian Foreign Minister. “Tunisia, a nation in democracy, which has made major strides […]
A civil disobedience called by Sudanese protest leaders has taken off across the country according to reports on early Sunday, June 9. Multiple neighbourhoods of the capital Khartoum have been deserted with very little sign of social life. The presence of security agents is however pronounced, the reports added. The Forces for Freedom and Change, […]
The United States government has invested more than $13.5million in Ghana’s health sector, particularly in maternal and child health within the last five years of its support programme for the country. In all, 72 nursing and midwifery skills laboratories and 12 model Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds were refurbished and equipped in beneficiary […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, June 11, declare open a National Democracy Day Anti-corruption Summit. Mr. Tony Orilade, EFCC’s Acting Head, Media and Publicity made this known in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. According to Orilade, President Buhari will feature alongside the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame; Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo; Liberia’s George Weah, […]
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Engr Ben Akak, has described the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari as the beginning of unity among the various groups in the country irrespective of ethnic, religious or political differences. Akak in a statement in Calabar called […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa should be congratulated for heeding the call for him to speak out and stop the confusion caused by his ANC comrades over the future of the central bank. This is what is expected of the head of state, taking immediate action when things go wrong. His statement yesterday reasserting the independence of […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received strong backing from female appointees under his administration over his gender dynamism comments to women. The President at a recent conference in Canada suggested that not enough movement is being made by women to take up key positions in governance; and that although 30 per cent of his […]
Violent protests erupted in Vlakfontein on Friday as a result of murder charges against Fita Khupe being dropped unexpectedly. Khupe stood co-accused for the murder of seven people, whose lifeless bodies had been discovered under heaps of dirt at a Vlakfontein home in October 2018. The killing of the Khoza family sent shockwaves through South […]
Authorities in Liberia have blocked the internet, in what is perceived to be a move to suppress ongoing anti-government protests in the capital, Monrovia. Netblocks, an organisation that monitors internet disruptions and shutdowns confirmed the shutdown on Friday afternoon, saying access to social networking platforms Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat had been restricted. ‘‘The […]
The federal government Wednesday hinted that 95 per cent licences and leases issued for exploration and mining in Nasarawa State are inactive. It lamented that despite the state being endowed with over 13 minerals, it is yet tap into these resources fully. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Abdulkadir Mu’azu, disclosed […]
Chinese Ambassador to Kenya has reiterated his country’s commitment in supporting Kenya achieve more development as envisioned in Vision 2030 and the Big 4 Agenda. Ambassador Wu Peng, who spoke during his welcome reception at the embassy, said China’s relations with Kenya will keep growing, and pledged to join hands with the Kenyan people to […]
The Sudanese Professionals Association, SPA, one of the main groups under the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change, FDFC, has said they will not enter any talks with the Transitional Military Council, TMC. The junta that deposed long-serving Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday did a 100% u-turn after unilaterally scrapping an earlier agreement with […]
A Sudanese official has denied that at least 100 people were killed by a paramilitary unit during protests, saying that the number was at most 46. Doctors linked to the opposition on Wednesday said at least 100 people had been killed in the capital, Khartoum, amid pro-democracy protests. They said 40 bodies were pulled from […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a ban on single-use plastics in beaches, national parks, forests and conservation areas. While addressing the opening plenary of Day 3 of the ongoing Women Deliver 2019 Conference, in Vancouver Canada, Uhuru said that the ban will take effect on June 5, 2020. “Sustainable environment is a guarantee to a […]
Devastating floods in South Africa have left 51 dead and forced more than a thousand people from their homes, according to an updated toll issued Wednesday as President Cyril Ramaphosa flew to the deluged region. Heavy rains have lashed the southeast of the country, tearing down homes and ravaging infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape […]
The Red Cross in Uganda says dozens are missing, and local media are reporting that at least three people have been killed, following landslides in the disaster prone Eastern district of Bududa. Daily Monitor reported that the rains that started at about 7pm on Tuesday night resulted into landslides at about 11:30pm. Several villages in […]
At least eight Egyptian police officers have been killed in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the restive northern Sinai peninsula, officials say. Five militants were also killed in the ensuing exchange of fire, the interior ministry said in a statement. No group immediately said it was behind the attack, which took place west […]