The 15-member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday in Abuja came together to drive export promotion in the sub-region. Dr Ezra Yakusak, President, ECOWAS Trade Promotion Organisation (TPO) Network said this at the closing ceremony of a five-day training programme on Resolution Based...
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( UNESCO) finds that some of the world’s most iconic glaciers are set to disappear by 2050, according to a new study. The new study by UNESCO highlights the accelerated melting of glaciers in World Heritage sites, noting that glaciers in...
No fewer than 40,000 delegates from around the world are to participate in the 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), otherwise known as COP27. A statement issued by the COP27 Communication Team on Thursday, said the summit was expected to host one of the largest number...
The conservative bloc of Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is set for a clear election victory on Wednesday, with 86 per cent of the votes counted. His right-wing religious camp has managed to secure a majority of 65 of the 120 seats in parliament, according to Israeli media reports....
No fewer than 53 people were drowned in India’s eastern state of Bihar during the four-day Hindu festival, Chhath Puja, local media reported on Wednesday. The drownings have taken place in rivers and other water bodies across various districts of the state during the four-day festival. “As many as...
An Australian zoo has been placed on lockdown on Wednesday after five lions escaped from their enclosure. Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said five lions, one adult and four cubs were found in a small area beside their exhibit, with a 1.8-metre tall fence separating them from the rest of the...
Ghana on Tuesday assumed the Presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for November as debates on violent extremism and terrorism in Africa top its agenda. Amb. Harold Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations in New York, said this while briefing correspondents at the UN...
The African Union (AU) has adopted a new strategy to curb violent extremism, terrorism and unconstitutional change of government on the continent. The AU Commissioner, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb. Bankole Adeoye, made the disclosure in Abuja at the inaugural lesson learning forum on AU Peace Support Operations...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Ludwig Schick, the archbishop of Bamberg, according to the Holy See. The surprising decision by Schick leaves two bishop posts vacant in Germany. Generally, bishops offer their resignation to the head of the Catholic Church after reaching the age of 75 and...
Israel has tightened security ahead of parliamentary elections on Tuesday, the fifth in about three-and-a-half years. Around 18,000 members of the security forces will be deployed on electionday as some 6.8 million eligible voters cast their ballot, a police spokesperson said on Monday. Former prime minister and current opposition...
President Hassan Mohamud of Somalia says no fewer than 100 people were killed in two car bombings in busy marker in the capital. He said the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500....
Russia fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine early Monday, with air alerts sounding in many parts of the country, according to Ukrainian authorities. Explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv, the north-eastern city of Kharkiv and the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhya. Authorities called on people to seek safety...
Over 100 people were killed when a suspension bridge collapsed over a river in western India, local media reported on Monday. The accident occurred on Sunday evening in Morbi in the western Indian state of Gujarat, according to the report. It said that 141 people died and 177 people...
Former US President Barack Obama said Friday that democracy is at stake in next month’s midterm elections in the United States, as he hit his first stop on the campaign trail. The Democratic power player, who remains a hugely popular figure in his party, told a boisterous rally in...
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” after a break-in at the couple’s home early on Friday, her office said in a statement. “The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation,” the statement said. “Mr. Pelosi was taken...
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe. In a statement, Mahamat said he once again renewed the longstanding AU demand for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions imposed against institutions and individuals of the Republic...
Rishi Sunak would be appointed as Britain’s next prime minister by the King on Tuesday as he looks to build a new Cabinet that might unite a fractious Conservative party. He took up the reins as leader of the Conservative Party without a vote after rivals Penny Mordaunt and...
At least 11 students have been killed in a blaze that tore through a school for the blind in central Uganda in the early hours of Tuesday, police said. “The cause of the fire is currently unknown but so far 11 deaths as a result of the fire have...
Many Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime minister, just as Hindus across the world celebrate Diwali. Sunak was set to take the top job after his rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the...
Rishi Sunak, poised to become Britain’s next prime minister, told Conservative lawmakers on Monday his first priority was delivering economic stability, and then he would look to fulfill the party’s 2019 election promises, lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith said Sunak, who became leader of the Conservatives on Monday, also told...