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7, March 2018
Nigerian man elected as Italy’s first black senator 0
A Nigerian man, Toni Iwobi, who has been living in Italy since the 1970s, has been elected as the country’s first black senator. Iwobi, who was born in Gusau in Northern Nigeria, is the chief immigration spokesman for the far-right League party in Italy, a party which has been accused of stirring up xenophobia. He […]
7, March 2018
Clueless Biya cabinet unlikely to resolve the crisis in Southern Cameroons 0
This week’s Cabinet reshuffle in Cameroon appears unlikely to herald change in the government’s approach to the crisis in the anglophone regions. The crisis began nearly a year-and-a-half ago and has grown more violent. Stabilizing the anglophone regions is seen as a priority ahead of nationwide elections later this year. There are two notable firsts […]
7, March 2018
U.S. pledges $533 million in aid to Africa 0
The United States will give more than $533 million in humanitarian aid for victims of conflicts and drought in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and the West and Central African countries bordering Lake Chad, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. Tillerson made the announcement at a speech in Virginia before departing for a […]
7, March 2018
US: Trump’s top economic adviser Cohn resigns over tariff plan 0
Top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn has announced his resignation following US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Cohn,the director of the National Economic Council, handed in his notice on Tuesday after a little more than a year on the job. His resignation came after Trump announced […]
6, March 2018
Russian cargo plane crashes in eastern Syria, 39 killed 0
Russia’s Defense Ministry says a cargo plane operated by the Russian military has crashed in Syria, killing at least 32 people on board. The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that 33 passengers and six crew members were on board the plane when it crashed while landing in Hmeimim airbase in the western Syrian province […]
6, March 2018
The internet, slow and sketchy, is back in Southern Cameroons—for now 0
The internet, still slow and inaccessible to many, has been restored in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions, sources and digital rights groups say. Access Now, a global advocacy group that has been pushing leaders to stop disrupting the internet under the #KeepItOn campaign, confirmed the internet was back as of Thursday (Mar. 1). While social media sites were back, […]
6, March 2018
Nigeria: Medecins Sans Frontieres suspends work in Rann 0
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said it had suspended work in the Nigerian town Rann and evacuated national and international staff after a deadly raid. Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 11 people including three aid workers in an attack on a military barracks in north-eastern Borno state on Thursday, according to two security […]
6, March 2018
Minister Atanga Nji angers Ambazonians says Biya has greatly favored Anglophone Cameroon, deserves credit 0
Cameroon’s Interior Minister has averred that English-speaking regions cannot claim that President Paul Biya has been a discriminatory leader. Atanga Nji Paul was one of two Anglophones appointed in a cabinet reshuffle. he was named Minister of Territorial Administration which translates to the Interior Ministry portfolio. An investigative journalist posted a short video of Atanga’s […]
6, March 2018
Buhari to visit Yobe state where 110 schoolgirls abducted 0
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Yobe, the northeastern state where 110 schoolgirls were abducted by suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram last month, the presidency said on its official Twitter feed on Monday. The presidency said Buhari would visit areas affected by criminality in the last few weeks to meet and console […]
7, March 2018
Serena Williams wants top tennis tournament in Africa 0
by soter • Headline News, Sports, World
Tennis star Serena Williams has spoken about plans to set up a WTA Tour event in Africa, in what is believed would be a first for the continent. She told BBC Sport that it is something that that she has “thought about”: It is something I have thought about and I would like to keep […]