•Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been listed on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list. According to Forbes’ 20th annual ranking released yesterday, the distinguished Nigerian economist holds the 87th spot, surpassing South African businesswoman Mpumi Madisa, who stands at ...
Israeli forces were encircling southern Gaza’s main city today, battling Hamas militants through streets and buildings in some of the most intense combat of the two-month war. The focus of the conflict has shifted into the besieged territory’s south following fierce fighting and bombardment that reduced much of the north to rubble and forced n...
•PM Rishi Sunak The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive five-point plan in a bid to curb immigration. Mixed reactions have trailed the plan, which encompasses various measures, such as prohibiting care workers from relocating with their families and increasing the minimum salary requirement for skilled worker visas. Pressure is mounting...
•Late Nelson Mandela Senior Hamas officials today joined the family of Nelson Mandela to mark the 10th anniversary of his death and cast the spotlight on the bitter conflict in Gaza. South Africa has strongly condemned Israel’s response to the unprecedented October 7 Hamas attacks that unleashed a war in which thousands have died, reports [&he...
•Indonesia volcano The total number of hikers found dead after a volcano eruption in Indonesia has risen to 13 after two more bodies were found, a local rescue official said today. “The total number of people who have died is currently 13,” Abdul Malik, head of Padang Search and Rescue Agency said, adding that 10 […]
•Niger Republic flag Niger’s military leaders said yesterday that they were ending two European Union security and defence missions in the country, after earlier in the day agreeing to strengthen military cooperation with Russia. The Nigerien foreign ministry said that it was ending the agreement between Niger and the EU regarding the Niamey-b...
•Rishi Sunak Britain’s embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures yesterday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration — a key battleground in a general election expected next year. The UK announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care sta...
•President Umaro Sissoco Embalo The president of Guinea-Bissau issued a decree today dissolving the parliament after an attempted coup in the West African nation. “The date of forthcoming legislative elections will be set at the opportune moment, in line with the constitution,” President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said in a communique.
Teary-eyed, keffiyeh-wearing activists protested Israel’s bombardment of Gaza at the UN climate talks in the UAE Sunday — a tame but rare display in a country where demonstrations are banned. Hindered by UN restrictions preventing them from raising Palestinian flags or chanting certain slogans, more than 100 activists in a COP28 “Blue Zone” ve...
•Security Forces exchange gunfire in Guinea-Bissau The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) today condemned the violence that erupted in Guinea Bissau in the early hours of yesterday. The condemnation was contained in a statement issued by the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. It stated that the community learnt with deep preoccupation...
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