. As AMCOW Launches Its Knowledge Management Hub Of Hubs By: Nkem Ekeopara Nigeria’s former Minister in-charge of water resources and sanitation, and the first president of African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) Barrister Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, CFR, has called on the United Nations (UN) to include... Read more
. The AgriPitch competition offered young entrepreneurs in Africa’s agricultural sector the opportunity to pitch their agribusiness proposals to a panel of experts and investors ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 19, 2020/ — The founder of a cassava processing business in Kenya, a co-founder of a novel food processing technology... Read more
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. “Last week’s attack on a mosque in Burkina Faso is absolutely reprehensible,” said USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin. “An attack on any house of worship is an attack on religious freedom writ... Read more
Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings has died at the age of 73. He led two coups, first in 1979, before twice being elected president in multiparty polls. A charismatic figure, he first seized power railing against corruption and was responsible for executing several former heads of state for... Read more
A total of 21 people have been killed in unrest in Guinea following a disputed presidential election last week, state television reported on Monday, as international envoys attempted to soothe tensions in the West African nation. The RTG state news channel said that 21 people had been killed since... Read more
Felicien Kabuga, suspected of financing the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been transferred from France to The Hague to stand trial on charges of genocide, a UN tribunal said Monday. “His initial appearance will be held in due course before a judge of the trial chamber assigned to his case,”... Read more
The two leading opposition candidates in Ivory Coast’s October 31 presidential vote on Thursday asked their supporters to actively boycott the electoral process as the West African nation officially began its 2020 presidential campaign. “The electoral process under way does not concern us… we ask our supporters for an... Read more
A UN peacekeeper was killed in northern Mali and another seriously wounded after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb on Thursday, the UN mission said. The attack came as civil servants in the capital, Bamako, protested against the “selective release” of foreign hostages in hostage swap deals by the... Read more
…Nigerians disagree, say ulterior motives behind extension of rail line to Niger THE Federal Government says it approves the extension of rail construction from Lagos-Kano-Katsina to Marradi in Niger Republic for economic and commercial benefits. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the explanation on... Read more
Ivory Coast should allow former president Laurent Gbagbo, who has been barred from running in next month’s key presidential election, to vote in the poll, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights said Friday. The court, established by African Union members in 2004, asked Ivory Coast to “take... Read more
