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Pompeo Urged by US Congressmen to Rethink Mauritania Policy over Human Rights Abuses

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2021

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20210529

Mauritanian government rights commission rejects allegations of racism, slavery, and ethnic cleansing Black Mauritanians say they face widespread racial discrimination (AFP) By Amandla Thomas-Johnson in...

Africa

Arab Spring Revolutions: Dreams and Prospects of Political and Social Change for LGBTIQ+ Community (Egypt and Sudan as a Model)

Jide AdesinaMay 4, 2021

by Jide AdesinaMay 4, 20210498

Revolutions are a series of events and processes The Arab Spring protests were a strong cry against injustice, marginalization, and political corruption. Despite the different...

International News

Nigeria: Chief Of Army Staff Hosts UNDP, UNOWAS Officials In Abuja

Jide AdesinaApril 28, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 28, 20210562

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru has received the Resident Representative United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr Mohamed Yahya and the...

Africa

Is Nigeria become the next Iraq ?

Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 25, 20210553

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, “is poised to become the third-largest in the world by 2050. Based on this fact alone, one would...

Africa International News

North Africa: Mounting Death Toll in the Central Mediterranean Calls for Urgent Action

Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 25, 20210471

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply disturbed by reports of a tragic shipwreck off the coast of...

Africa

USAID Launches Grants To Support Food Security Challenge In Nigeria

Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2021April 25, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2021April 25, 20210457

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nigeria has launched a COVID-19 Food Security Challenge that will provide $3 million in grant funding and...

Africa International News

Mali: One year on, Justice still needs to be Done For Victims of Protests and Coup

Jide AdesinaApril 22, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 22, 20210473

New report highlights fatal shootings of 18 people Amnesty findings contradict leaders’ statement of a bloodless coup Despite progress, accountability remains an expectation Malian authorities...

Africa International News

Islamic Militants Closing in on Chad Capital after President’s Assassination

Jide AdesinaApril 22, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 22, 20210490

The son of Chad’s slain leader took over as president and military chief as rebels prepare to storm the nation’s capital Rebel forces have set...

Africa International News

Commander Says Africa Too Important For US To Ignore

Jide AdesinaApril 21, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 21, 20210460

By Jim Garamone Africa is a fascinating continent of tremendous possibilities but also tremendous dangers, and the U.S. ignores the nations of Africa at its...

Africa

President Idriss Déby is killed in Battle, After Ruling for 30 years

Jide AdesinaApril 20, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 20, 20210426

Chad President Idriss Deby(Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP) According to a confirmation from the national army of Chad read on national television, the newly re-elected...

Africa

Somali Forces Are Planning to Take Lead for Country’s Security

Jide AdesinaApril 16, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 16, 20210403

FILE – Security forces block a street with an armored personnel carrier during protests against the government and the delay of the country’s election in...

International News South America

Raul Castro Resigns as Head of Cuba’s Communist Party

Jide AdesinaApril 16, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 16, 20210536

Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of leadership that began with his brother Fidel and...

Africa

Thousands of Displaced people find Shelter after Mozambique Insurgency

Jide AdesinaApril 7, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 7, 20210465

The U.N. stepped up its efforts to provide aid to refugees from the town of Palma after ISIL-linked insurgents violently attacked the town leaving citizens...

Africa

Experts Reflect Role of Media in Rwandan Genocide on its Anniversary

Jide AdesinaApril 5, 2021

by Jide AdesinaApril 5, 20210613

On eve of the 27th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda being observed on Wednesday, experts are debating the role of media that played a...

Africa

Niger: Heavy Gunfire Heard near President Mohamed Bazoum’s villa Overnight

Jide AdesinaMarch 31, 2021

by Jide AdesinaMarch 31, 20210506

Residents of Niger’s capital Niamey on Wednesday reported hearing gunfire overnight near the presidency, days before new president Mohamed Bazoum is due to take office....

Africa International News

AU Peace and Security Council Undertakes a Three-Day Field Mission to the Republic of South Sudan

Jide AdesinaMarch 27, 2021

by Jide AdesinaMarch 27, 20210452

The field mission, which is the fifth to be undertaken by the PSC since October 2016, comes a year after the formation of the Revitalized...

Africa

US calls on Somalia to hold immediate elections

Jide AdesinaMarch 19, 2021

by Jide AdesinaMarch 19, 20210419

Washington is echoing international calls for the country to hold previously agreed upon elections despite an indefinite delay The US on Friday called on Somalia...

Africa

AU-PAPS Commissioner At Maiden Outing Enjoins Peace and Security Council to Marshal the AU Governance and Peace Agenda

Jide AdesinaMarch 16, 2021

by Jide AdesinaMarch 16, 20210414

H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AU-PAPS) today attended his maiden AU Peace and Security Council meeting...

Africa International News

Nigeria: Gunmen abduct dozens of students

Jide AdesinaMarch 12, 2021

by Jide AdesinaMarch 12, 20210468

Nigerian gunmen have kidnapped around 30 students from a forestry college in northwestern Kaduna state. It is the fourth mass kidnapping from a school in Nigeriasince...

Africa International News

Niger’s President Wins World’s Biggest Cash Prize for Leadership

Jide AdesinaMarch 8, 2021March 8, 2021

by Jide AdesinaMarch 8, 2021March 8, 20210543

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou, who’s due to step down next month after serving two terms, was named the 2020 winner of the world’s largest leadership...

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