• Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of African students were trapped. • As they attempt to flee, some claim they are being discriminated against. • They claim they have been unable to cross the border because Ukrainian officials place a premium on “Ukrainian citizens.” Ekeomah Atuonwu Reports are emerging of African students trapped in Ukraine […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have staged a protest against the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) ongoing strike. The students gathered at Unity Fountain in Abuja on Monday morning, led by the national president, Sunday Asefon, holding banners and chanting songs of support. The protest was also staged in several […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu African students in Ukraine are in dire need of government assistance to move out of the war-hit nation. Via social media, students and their supporters mobilized, asking their home governments to charter planes out of the country, sharing locations where students were stranded, and offering advice about where to find shelter. All images /Courtesy/
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Police in Cameroon have arrested a teacher after a video of him allegedly viciously abusing a nine-year-old kid surfaced online. The attack is thought to have occurred at an elementary school in Doula, Cameroon’s commercial center. The video has attracted a lot of attention on social media, and it has sparked a lot of […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu As tensions between Russia 🇷🇺 and Ukraine 🇺🇦heightens, African students in Ukraine are currently living in fear of the possibility of being caught up in a war zone. They are unsure of what plans their governments have in place. Some countries had issued advisories for evacuation from the besieged nation for weeks. Bombs […]
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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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