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African Leaders Demand Fair Climate Financing

African leaders are intensifying calls for equitable climate financing as negotiations continue under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), arguing that the continent remains disproportionately affected by global warming despite contributing the least to historical emissions. At the center
February 15, 2026

Tinubu Suspends Halima Shehu as NSIPA Boss

President Bola Tinubu has suspended Mrs Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and chief executive of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), 3 months after her appointment. According to reports, the President approved the immediate suspension and investigation of Ms Shehu, while
January 2, 2024

South Korean Opposition Leader stabbed in the neck

  South Korea’s opposition  leader, Lee Jae-Myung has been stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of Busan. The brazen daytime attack shocked the nation and prompted condemnation from political parties and politicians, including current President Yoon Suk Yeol.
January 2, 2024

President Felix Tshisekedi declared winner of DRC election

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country’s election commission said Sunday. The preliminary results of the Dec. 20 election were announced in the capital, Kinshasa, amid demands from the opposition and some civil society
January 1, 2024

AU welcomes Ethiopia peace agreement

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the signing on 28 December 2023 of the Grant Agreement of $1,000,000 between the African Union and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The grant is provided
December 30, 2023

Burundi president calls for stoning of gay couples

Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye has said that homosexuals in his country “should be stoned”. Ndayishimiye, a fervent Catholic, also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid. Homosexual sex is illegal in Burundi,
December 29, 2023

Rwanda’s Anne Rwigara is Dead

Anne Rwigara, the sister of Diane Rwigara who attempted to contest for president in Rwanda, is dead. The 41 year-old who was the daughter of deceased prominent Rwandan businessman, Assinapol Rwigara, passed away on Thursday in the United States where she lived.
December 29, 2023