Admin UN peacekeepers are finishing their withdrawal from Mali on Sunday, after a long-running mission lasting a decade. Minusma – the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission – began in 2013 after an armed rebellion, but has been asked to leave by the country’s ruling military government. The UN mission’s head said it did a lot but […]
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Admin Abducted Koreans regain freedom in Nigeria Two South Koreans kidnapped by gunmen in Emughan Clan, Abua/Odual Local Council of Rivers State have regained freedom. On December 12, 2023, gunmen ambushed a convoy of Daewoo workers along the Ahoada/Qbua axis of the East-West in the state, shooting dead four soldiers escorting the expatriates and two […]
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AdminSouth Africa drags Israel before ICJ over Gaza ‘genocide’ South Africa launched a case on Friday at the International Court of Justice against Israel for what it said were “genocidal” acts in Gaza, with Israel rejecting the case “with disgust”. According to a statement, the ICJ application related to alleged violations by Israel of its […]
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Admin Sudan orders 15 UAE diplomats to leave country Sudan designated 15 employees of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours, Reuters reports. The decision was communicated to the acting UAE Chargé d’affaires, Badriya Al-Shahi, by the Sudanese foreign ministry. However, No other […]
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Admin Liberia reverses stance on Gaza ceasefire Liberian Information Ministry on Tuesday said President George Weah has intervened to reverse the country’s vote against a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The Liberian foreign ministry has requested the UN General Assembly to reverse its ‘NO’ vote and register a new vote […]
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AdminTerrorism Threat: Nigerian student jailed in UK APerth Sheriff Court in the United Kingdom has sentenced Somtochukwu Okwuoha, a Master’s student at Dundee University, Scotland, to 40 months in prison. On Friday, the 26-year-old international energy studies student was handed the sentence after being found guilty of making terrorism threats against staff and students of […]
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AdminFrance Strategizes to Regain Lost Grounds in Sahel Following a clear failure of its foreign policy in the Sahel region, President Emmanuel Macron of France is constituting a new team to help regain lost grounds. However, African foreign policy experts doubt the success of the move with one describing it as “a man-child fighting hard […]
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The General Assembly has approved a US$3.59 billion budget for the United Nations for 2024. The budget includes creation of a dedicated account to fund the organization’s peace-building fund. This was revealed in a statement issued by the Office of the President of the General Assembly on Sunday, the News Agency of Nigeria. According to […]
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The British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited (BATN) and affiliated companies will pay a $110 million penalty over multiple infractions, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said on Wednesday. According to a statement, the affiliated companies that contravened the laws include British American Tobacco Marketing (Nigeria) Limited (BATMN), British American Tobacco Plc, and British […]
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Senator Ali Ndume, representing Southern Borno Senatorial District, has criticised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) sanctions imposed on Niger Republic following the July coup d’état. He argued that the sanctions negatively impact the people of eight Nigerian states bordering Niger, as well as over 120,000 Borno State’s refugees fleeing Boko Haram attacks. […]
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