27 Migrant, including children found dead in Chad desert
The bodies of 27 migrants, including four children, have been found in the Chadian desert, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), they died of thirst. According to the United Nations-affiliated agency the migrants left in a pick-up truck nearly a year and a half ago from Moussoro, a town in west-central Chad, and are […]
United State, AFCFTA signs MoU to advance Trade
The United States Chamber of Commerce, through its subsidiary, US-Africa Business Center, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African Continental Free Trade Area to advance trade between the US and Africa. The MoU was signed on Tuesday to launch a working group to help advance trade and investment between the U.S. and Africa. […]
UK opens Doors for Nigerian teachers along side 8 other countries
Nigeria has been listed among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teacher status through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom, from February 2023. Other foreign countries which the offer extends to include Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. A publication early December on the UK […]
US announces Sanctions against Son of Zimbabwean President
The United States has announced sanctions against Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior, the son of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, alongside sanctions for three other individuals and two entities ahead of a summit of African leaders in Washington, DC. The penalties against Mnangagwa Junior were laid out in a US Treasury Department press release on Monday, the press […]
Russian President cancels annual media Conference
Kremlin has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold the end-of-year media conference this year. Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, who disclosed this on Monday, also noted that President Putin “regularly speaks to the press, including on foreign visits”. The spokesman did not give a reason for not holding the marathon conference, which usually lasts […]
M23 rebels executes over 130 civilians in Congo War
The united nations has said that 11civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo died in a November attack by the M23 rebel group. The United Nations report said the massacre took place in two villages – Kishishe and Bambo – in the Rutsuhuru district of the eastern North Kivu province. Investigators said the attack appeared […]
Tanzanian Cancels Independence celebration gives Funds to children
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has cancelled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was to cost 445,000, thousand dollars money that will be used to build eight dormitories in primary schools around the country. […]
Ex president of Mozambique son and two others bags jail term
A Mozambican court has sentenced two ex-spy bosses and the son of a former president to 12 years each for their part in a corruption scandal in which the government sought to conceal huge debts, triggering financial havoc. The former head of security and intelligence, Gregorio Leao; the head of the security service’s economic intelligence […]
Former Guatemalan President, deputy bags 16 years Jail term for Corruption
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced former President Otto Perez to 16 years in prison, finding him guilty of leading a massive customs fraud scheme while in office. Judge Irma Valdes said as she read out the sentence that Perez, who was forced to resign in 2015, was found guilty of racketeering and fraud targeting […]
Sudan’s President and Chairman of Muslim Brotherhood-Linked National Congress Party Ousted by Military
(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released updated resources on Sudan’s National Congress Party (NCP), the successor organization to the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated National Islamic Front (NIF). Recently deposed Sudanese President and NCP chairman Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir currently stands accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide for his violence against religious and ethnic groups throughout […]