Nigeria: ICC Dismisses Petition to Probe Nigeria Kidnappings
[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The International Criminal Court, ICC, has dismissed a petition seeking an investigation into alleged "systemic kidnappings in Nigeria as crimes against humanity."
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Uganda: Tooro Prime Minister Defends Concealing King Oyo's Health Information
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomire has defended his decision not to publicly inform top officials in the Kingdom that King Oyo was out of the country for treatment.
The feasibility of a viable opposition coalition, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The ruling APC knows something about how opposition parties can come together, overcome their differences, create synergy around a single candidate, mobilise and defeat an incumbent president. They know the process very well because they did it between 2013 and 2015, when they came together, negotia
Trump mobilises aviation, hospitality executives to reverse US tourism slump
….as foreign arrivals decline by 5.5% from 2024 levels Donald Trump, United State’s (US) president has met with chief read more Trump mobilises aviation, hospitality executives to reverse US tourism slump
Body of world's youngest traditional king returns home to Uganda amid succession row
King Oyo died in the US last week aged 34 after receiving treatment for an aggressive form of cancer.
The judicial amazon: Justice Amina Adamu Augie, By Ifeanyi Igwebike Mbanefo
She was grace and grit in one person: a woman of striking beauty whose intellect was her most enduring ornament; a jurist whose courage was matched only by her courtesy; a resident of many cities who never lost her bearings because her compass was principle… To Nigerian women, she is model and trail
UK’s NHS launches new nursing speciality apprenticeship amid high demand
….programme is first of its kind in England National Health Service (NHS) England has partnered with Plymouth Marjon University read more UK’s NHS launches new nursing speciality apprenticeship amid high demand
Financial Inclusion and Climate Resilience: Insights from rural women farmers in Nigeria
Across many rural communities in Nigeria, women farmers are increasingly confronting the harsh realities of climate change. Erratic rainfall, prolonged read more Financial Inclusion and Climate Resilience: Insights from rural women farmers in Nigeria
Africa: Has the AU Successfully Taken Africa's G20 Baton From South Africa?
[ISS] Africa's G20 priorities have lost ground under the US presidency, with little pushback from the AU or other development-focused members.
Liberia: Boakai Orders Street Vendor Clearance After Motorcade Is Booed
[Liberian Investigator] PAYNESVILLE -- Petty traders at Rehab Junction lost their booths Wednesday when police demolished them, a day after supporters of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change booed President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's motorcade at the same spot.