Nigeria: Naira Weakens to 990/$1 On Parallel Market As Dollar Demand Overwhelms Supply/in /by
[This Day] The naira came under intense pressure yesterday, leading to a significant depreciation as it fell to N990 to a dollar at the parallel market segment of the foreign exchange market, compared to the N950 to a dollar it traded the previous day.
Nigeria: Reps Quiz NPA Over Sale of Vessels, Other Items/in /by
[Premium Times] The committee also asked NPA to bring the list of properties slated for auctioning and evaluation reports.
Sudan: UN calls for more humanitarian aid/in /by
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), millions of people - particularly in Khartoum, Darfur and Kordofan - have no access to food, water, shelter, electricity, education or health care
UNESCO puts Rwanda genocide memorials on World Heritage list/in /by
Four memorials to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of more than 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list on Wednesday, the UN cultural body said.
Malawi: PIL Moves to Scale Up Fuel Supply/in /by
[Nyasa Times] Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL) has moved to scale up the importation of fuel in the country through rail with 11 wagons of petrol offloaded in Blantyre yesterday.
UN: Kagame looks to help refugees/in /by
Kagame denounced the injustice that conflicts inflict on innocent people, taking as an example the migration crisis that drives refugees to undertake dangerous journeys every year in search of a better future
Congolese journalists call for the release of colleague Stanis Bujakera/in /by
Journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have demanded the unconditional release of their imprisoned colleague, Stanis Bujakera.
Nigerian president says there should be equal partnerships with Africa/in /by
In his first ever speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu spoke about the need for equal and mutually beneficial partnerships with Africa.
A survivor of the Westgate Mall siege says speaking about it has helped her heal/in /by
On the tenth anniversary of the Westgate Mall siege in the Kenyan capital, one survivor says talking about the ordeal has helped her heal.
Rwanda: four genocide memorials become world heritage sites/in /by
Four memorials commemorating the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, during which at least 800,000 people were exterminated, became UNESCO world heritage sites on Wednesday, the UN organization announced.