US backs 2 permanent seats for African nations on the UN Security Council/in /by
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the announcement in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, calling it a follow-up to U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement two years ago that the U.S. supports expanding the 15-member body.
South Africa: Afrikaans conflict ‘not catastrophic’, says DA/in /by
South Africa: Afrikaans conflict 'not catastrophic', says DA
Migration myths vs. facts: Numbers show a decline in Europe/in /by
Yet roughly 64% fewer migrants disembarked in Italy this year than during the same period in 2023,...
Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid/in /by
A political activist from his teenage years, Gordhan joined the struggle against the racist and oppressive system of apartheid and joined the ANC's underground structures in the 1980s
Senegal to hold snap elections on November 17th after President Diomaye Faye dissolves parliament/in /by
Six months after being elected Senegal's President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the country's parliament, announcing snap elections to be held on November 17th. He says not holding a majority in parliament has prevented his party from passing sweeping reforms to improve living standards.
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity – Hawkers Sell Cheaper Than Filling Stations – Investigation/in /by
[Vanguard] Nigerians have not seen the last of the current petrol scarcity in the country as some funny developments have continued to emerge by the day.
Aid deliveries in war-torn Sudan hampered by heavy rains and flooding, UN says/in /by
Heavy rains and floods are hampering humanitarian aid deliveries in Sudan, Chad and South Sudan, the UN has warned. It comes as more than half of war-torn Sudan's residents are facing crisis levels of hunger. The organisation is calling for expanded access in order to prevent famine from spreading.
Kenya: An organization gives rural communities first glimpse into wonders of metaverse/in /by
Kenya-based Arica VR Campus and Center is on a mission to giving members of remote communities a first glimpse into the wonders of the metaverse. The organization started hosting weekly metaverse events in 2019.
Plane loaded with drugs seized in Guinea-Bissau did not come from Venezuela – Govt/in /by
The Venezuelan interior minister has denied that a plane seized in Guinea-Bissau with 2.6 tons of cocaine on board came from Venezuela.
Nigeria: Price Hike – Group Backs Market-Driven Fuel Pricing/in /by
[Leadership] Amid widespread dissatisfaction over the recent hike in fuel prices, an advocacy group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has endorsed a market-determined fuel pricing system.