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An unspecified number of female students have been abducted by gunmen from a Nigerian university in north-west Zamfara state. The students of the Federal University Gusau were abducted from three hostels in Sabon Gida community, in the early hours of Friday. Local journalists told the BBC that the gunmen began shooting indiscriminately before attacking the […]
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Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
[Africa In Fact] The African Union's ambitious plans to revitalise the Sahel region face daunting challenges, including financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic
In a profile of 40 Black playwrights from the Los Angeles Times, these creative minds share their tales of racism they've faced in the theater scene.
[Leadership] Abuja -- The Senate has warned that journalism in Nigeria was fast becoming a sinking ship unless urgent and coordinated efforts are made to save the noble profession.
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR DISSEMINATIONTHROUGH U.S. NEWS OR WIRE SERVICES SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Oct. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) introduced right this…
By Victor Omondi A man from North Carolina has been charged for allegedly trying to steal more than $6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for companies with names from “Game of Thrones.” According to the Department of Justice, Tristan Bishop Pan was charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, and taking part in unlawful […]
US e-payments firm Stripe has ventured into Africa’s e-commerce market by acquiring Nigerian startup firm Paystack. Located in Lagos, Paystack provides payment processing services for consumers and businesses based in Nigeria and Ghana. “The African internet economy is expanding quickly, with online commerce in the region growing 21% year-over-year, 75% faster than the global average,”...
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Photo caption: Speakers for Black Britain and beyond. Top: Neo Tapela, Des Amey, Emeli Sande,...
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By Victor Omondi On Thursday, an 18-year-old was charged for assaulting a 7-year-old girl, during an incident that was witnessed while online learning was going on in West Chesterfield on the South Side. Chicago police said that Catrell Walls is facing charges of a felony count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim below […]
The world Thursday October 16 commemorated World Food Day.
This year the UN took stock of the present situation in light of the Covid-19 pandemic which it says has increased food insecurity- particularly in Africa.
The World Food Program, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, reports 73 million people are affected by malnutrition in Africa.
Oxfam the international aid group warns the situation is dire. Its latest warning given in the report called \"Later will be too late\"
In 2017, after a large-scale food crisis, the international community had put forward a plan to address the situation. Three years later, food insecurity has reached extreme levels.
In Afghanistan, but also in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Southern Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Somalia, i.e. in six of the seven countries where the situation of food insecurity is the most worrying.... and the financial aid promised by the donor states has still not arrived.
Food security is a state in which “all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.”
Africa, according the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment, as almost 20 percent of its 1.2 billion population goes hungry.
On a global scale, the current health crisis and economic recession could plunge half a billion people into poverty. According to NGOs, more than 12,000 people could die of hunger every day before the end of the year.
The world is watching, as Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria unleash armed Soldiers on young peaceful protesters, calling for an end to police brutality, at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State. The number of causalities are increasing as the young protesters remain defiant, demanding an end to police brutality. There has been a disappointingly […]
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