Faith Nyasuguta Niger’s soldiers say they will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for treason, hours after a group of senior Islamic scholars said the nation’s coup leaders are open to dialogue to resolve their standoff with West Africa’s regional bloc. In a statement read out on national television on Sunday night, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The global shortage of organs for transplantation has made organ trafficking and harvesting boom in Nigeria. Nigeria’s black market for kidneys is thriving because of hypertension and renal failure, which affect 20 million Nigerians, with one in five needing urgent transplants. Since humans only need one kidney for survival, they can donate the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The door may have opened for a peaceful resolution of the standoff between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Niger Republic military junta. Junta leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani has succumbed to economic pressures and threats of military action by the regional body. He had rejected previous peace efforts and […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa, Cape Town, SA WHILE the most pressing matter ahead of the upcoming BRICS Summit isthat of whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the three day gathering next month in South Africa. And should Putin attend the BRICS Summit, whether or not Pretoria will arrest him as commanded by the International […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Jacob Zuma, the former South African President has been freed from serving further time in prison after being issued a remission status. A remission status is usually granted to low-risk and non-violent offenders. Speaking to the media, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola disclosed that the remission decision was taken to address overcrowding in prisons. […]
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Faith Nyasuguta International sensation Rihanna has released her first maternity collection for her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty. The songbird, who is currently expecting her second child, announced the range by stepping out in one of her new nursing bras while breastfeeding her son RZA to demonstrate its functionality. The new line includes an oversized […]
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Faith Nyasuguta West African leaders of the ECOWAS bloc meeting in Nigeria have directed the deployment of a ‘standby force’ to restore democracy in Niger after the coup. However, two Western officials told The Associated Press that junta leaders in Niger told an American diplomat that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be killed if there […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has announced that Russia and South Korea will soon start building nuclear power plants in the country. Addressing the 2nd G-25 Africa Coffee Summit at the Speke Resort Hotel in Kampala, Museveni said negotiations with Russia and South Korea had already been concluded. “Russia and South Korea are going […]
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Faith Nyasuguta United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres is “very concerned” about the living conditions and safety of detained Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and his family, according to a spokesperson for the UN chief. The UN in a statement, therefore, once again called for his immediate and unconditional release. “The secretary-general is very concerned over the […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ugandan officials have strongly criticized the World Bank and Western nations for their perceived “hypocrisy” after the global lender suspended lending for projects in Uganda. The World Bank’s decision was prompted by Uganda’s enactment of a new anti-homosexuality law, which the Bank cited as a violation of its values. The move has ignited […]
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