Blockchain and crypto will challenge current finance, Nigeria VP says
Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, delivered a speech at an economic summit on Friday in which he spoke positively of crypto and blockchain. “There is...
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Strongly Condemning Abduction of Over 300 Schoolgirls in Nigeria, Secretary-General Calls for Their Immediate Release, Safe Return Home
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the abduction of over 300 girls during an...
Jihadist Groups In Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing The Threat
By Colin P. Clarke and Jacob Zenn* (FPRI) — As the Biden administration surveys the litany of foreign policy challenges that exist—Iran, China, Russia, and...
DSS try to arrest Sunday Igboho
sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba activist better known as Sunday Igboho, has told the federal government to exclude him from its list of preys and go...
Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan passes hurdle in U.S. House
The U.S. House of Representatives moved toward a late-night vote on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill on Friday as Democrats who control...
Rwanda Paid for Flight That Brought Hotel Rwanda ‘Hero’ to Kigali
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and is credited with saving more than 1,000 people by sheltering them at the hotel he managed...
Senate Confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield As Ambassador to United Nations
Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at last month’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on her nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations. (Pool/Reuters) By John Hudson and ...
Oil Prices Could Spike to $100, Analysts Reckon
Ahead of a big Opec+ meeting, Saudi Arabia is said to want to hold output steady, while Russia apparently is keen to step things up...
Extremist Violence Rises in Africa as Biden Administration leans on Allies for Help
Violent extremist organizations are waging war across Africa, and the United States is leveraging NATO and European partnerships to contain the threat and prevent attacks...
Libya: Hundreds of Migrants Freed in Raid on Traffickers
Some 350 African migrants, including over 100 children, have reportedly been freed from a secret prison in southeast Libya. The UN migration agency, IOM,...
Trudeau says it’s good to have a partner on climate change again as meeting with Biden begins
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden today by saying it’s good to be working again with an administration that...
Senegal Must Ready for ‘Battle’ With Jihadists, Says President
A Senegalese special forces soldier fires an M249 machine gun as part of interoperability training with US special forces during Exercise Flintlock 2019, near Po,...
Covid 19: Nigerian Hospitals Under Pressure
In tonight’s edition, Nigerian hospitals struggle under growing numbers of coronavirus cases as the wait for vaccines continue. In Niger, ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum...
Human rights ‘central’ to US-Egypt ties, Blinken tells Egyptian Counterpart
Antony Blinken raised human rights concerns in call with Sameh Shoukry, but rights advocates are demanding concrete action from Washington Egyptian police cadets at a...
Ex-interior Minister Declared Initial Winner in Niger’s Presidential Election
Initial results say Mohamed Bazoum beat opposition candidate Mahamane Ousmane in the run-off vote. He is close to outgoing president Mahamadou Issoufou. Bazoum was now...
Tiger Woods in hospital with multiple injuries after car accident
File photo of Tiger Woods during the PNC Championship at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club on December 20, 2020 in Florida. © Mike Ehrmann, AFP Golfer...
Boko Haram “TERROR UNMASKED’ Now “Bandit War”
A young boy is flogged in a public square. Onlookers shout “God is great.” Boko Haram militants shoot civilians in the heart and head, ignoring...
Britain’s Royal Family Braces for ‘Harry and Meghan’ Interview
FILE – Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan arrive at the annual Endeavour Fund Awards in London, March 5, 2020. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex...
New WTO Head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The new head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) says in these challenging times, it’s no time for “business as usual,” noting that “deep and...
UN, AU and EU urge Somalia to Quickly Agree on Election Date
The United Nations, African Union and European Union urged the Somali government and opposition on Monday to quickly agree on a date for elections, warning...