Ekeomah Atuonwu The African Union (AU) is concerned about Russia’s war on Ukraine and has called for an “urgent ceasefire” to prevent a “planetary conflict.” The incursion has “seriously alarmed” the union’s chairman, Senegalese President Macky Sall, and AU Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat, according to a statement. They demand that the Russian Federation, as well […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Flomo Johnson, the Director of the Grand Gedeh County Prison in Liberia, has expressed concern over a lack of food and water for the county’s dozens of inmates. He claims that detainees have been sleeping on empty stomachs for the past three weeks, forcing him to travel extra miles or supply from his own pocket to feed them, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Cyclone Emnati has made landfall on Madagascar’s southeastern coast, ripping roofs off homes and sparking fears of floods in a region recently devastated by another tropical cyclone. Emnati made landfall in the Manakara Atsimo district early Wednesday, with sustained winds of 135 km/h (84 mph) and gusts as high as 190 km/h (118 mph). There were no immediate reports […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Ugandans who refuse Covid 19 vaccination risk a six-month prison sentence or a planned fee of 4 million Ugandan shillings ($1,139), The Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, which seeks to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory, has been referred to the parliamentary health committee for review. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Health Minister, told the House on Monday that the change […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to the state television and witnesses, a powerful explosion near a gold mining facility in southwestern Burkina Faso killed 63 people and injured more than 100 others on Monday. The death toll is still on the rise. Following the blast in the village of Gbomblora, regional officials released a provisional toll. Chemicals used to […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu On the first day of his four-day African journey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was greeted with an official ceremony in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital. Senior Congolese officials, including Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’Apala, and Turkiye’s Ambassador in Kinshasa Murat Ulku, greeted Erdogan at the Kinshasa International Airport in the city. Erdogan was […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu • Belgium takes small step toward returning artifacts to Congo • Benin Republic exhibits looted treasures returned by France Macky Sall, the African Union’s president, has called on European countries to restore African treasures they have in their possession. In his statement at the ongoing AU–EU conference in Brussels, Mr Sall mentioned this […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The US State Department has stated that almost $160 million (£118 million) in foreign aid to Burkina Faso will be frozen. The announcement comes after a thorough examination of the circumstances leading up to President Roch Kaboré’s removal in late January, which the US has officially determined was a military coup. It comes […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu In the latest move to enhance vaccine production in the continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the first six African countries to get the technology needed to create mRNA vaccines. On Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia have been chosen to increase vaccine manufacturing on […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu On Thursday, the EU invited more than 40 African leaders to Brussels in a bid to regain its influence on a continent where China and Russia have invested heavily in infrastructure and where many people feel let down by Europe’s delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. At the summit, the European Union will provide multiple […]
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