Ethiopian Airlines Crash: Number of UN Officials Killed Rises to 21
The number of UN officials killed in the Ethiopian Airlines which crashed Sunday has risen to 21 from the initial 19 reported by the global inter-governmental organisation. The UN headquarters,…
TV Host’s Demonstration On How to Abuse Women Sparks Outrage in Cameroon
A television show that featured a demonstration of how to physically abuse your wife has sparked outrage in Cameroon and calls for an end to impunity in a country…
“Lead By Example”, Support African Refugees- Lawmakers Urge UK
Britain should practice what it preaches to African countries by doubling the number of vulnerable refugees it hosts and reviewing policies that restrict an asylum seeker’s right to work, lawmakers…
Presidential Poll: PDP to Petition UN Over Alleged Role in Militarisation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it has resolved to petition the United Nations over the role allegedly played by the Nigerian military in the Feb. 23 Presidential and National…
Albinism: Malawi To Offer $7,000 Cash Reward For Information on killings
Malawi will offer cash rewards of up $7,000 for information about abductions and killing of people with albinism as anger over government inaction grew ahead of national elections. Belief in…
UN Makes Move to Combat Sexual Harassment in its Ranks
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres The United Nations on Tuesday took steps to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse within its ranks, naming an array of experts to a panel aimed at…
Johnson-Sirleaf Leaves Nigeria to return Thursday
former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf The ECOWAS Head of Election Observer Mission, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Monday returned to her country following the postponement of the…
Pope Condemns Global Food Inequality, Calls it Perverse
Pope Francis condemned unfair access to food around the world as “perverse” on Thursday, saying it threatened disaster for humanity if not remedied. “Few have too much and many…
U.N. Sees Poverty Hope in African Uptake of Child Welfare Payments
The spread of state welfare for children around Africa has the potential to make a major dent in global poverty, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Children account for the…
Nigerian Refugees: UNHRC Concerned Over Eviction Move by Cameroon
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed grave concerns over plans by Cameroon to evict thousands of Nigerian refugees to Borno. UNHCR said it deplored the reported…