UN Agencies operating in Somalia have laid off about 700 staff, citing severe funding shortages. Officials say financial support from international donors has stalled, affecting funding for development and humanitarian programs, including projects previously supported by USAID. Scores of international staff have also been affected by the reduction in the workforce. The cuts come at […]
The White House has alleged that Kenya is among the countries using funds from a large-scale fraud scheme involving Somali migrants in the United States, intensifying criticism of US refugee and asylum policies under the Trump administration. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Somali immigrants linked to non-profit organizations in Minnesota of defrauding US taxpayers of […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it has issued certificate of expulsion from the party to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other 10 members earlier expelled from the party. The party National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in […]
The sudden resignation of the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, may signal further exits from the Federal Executive Council in the coming weeks. Badaru’s exit on Monday has already intensified speculation about an imminent cabinet shake-up. Although it is not for anyone to predetermine the President’s next move, strong indications suggest that more ministers […]
President Bola Tinubu met on Tuesday with Abia State Governor Alex Otti at the Presidential Villa in Abuja amid efforts aimed at securing the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The meeting followed closely on the heels of Governor Otti’s recent visit to Kanu at a […]
Before joining Manchester United, Ruben Amorim told the club’s hierarchy that he wanted to add players with intensity to their ranks. The ex-Sporting CP man’s first signing in charge of United was Lecce full-back Patrick Dorgu, known for his physicality and raw acceleration. The same idea shaped United’s summer business, as they signed Matheus Cunha […]
Daniel Sturridge has hinted that a golden VAR rule was broken when issuing a verdict on Moises Caicedo’s Chelsea red card against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. The Blues midfielder was sent off for a late tackle on Mikel Merino, with VAR stepping in after referee Anthony Taylor initially issued a yellow […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he briefed the President on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. Recall that the former President was in the West African country as the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) election monitoring team when military officers […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised South Africans for their unity and warmth after the country successfully hosted the G20 Leaders’ Summit and more than 130 related meetings. This was the first time the gathering was held on African soil. In an address to the nation, he expressed profound gratitude to the public for supporting South […]
As in many countries divided and controlled by European colonial powers, seeds of conflict were sown from the beginning – typically fueled by greed. Among the most tragic examples is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (DRC) where tens of millions of people were killed during the one-man rule of Belgian King Leopold, and many […]
Peace in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo remained elusive as diplomatic efforts repeatedly stalled, with brief moments of progress quickly overshadowed by setbacks. Despite a symbolic handshake between DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame in October, analysts, including Timo Roujean of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, viewed such gestures as empty […]
President Daniel Chapo has denied claims of serious human rights violations allegedly committed by security forces in Palma, Cabo Delgado. The allegations were published in the London-based publication Politico, on 26 September, in an article entitled: “All must be beheaded: revelation of atrocities at French energy giant’s African stronghold.” The criminal complaint was filed by […]