US Air Force stealth fighters arrive in Seoul as America and South Korea resume joint military exercises
US Air Force F-35A stealth fighters arrived in South Korea on Tuesday on their first publicly announced visit since 2017 as the allies and nuclear-armed North Korean engage in an escalating cycle of displays of weapons. Joint military drills had been publicly scaled back in recent years, first in 2018...
DR Congo and Rwanda keen to avert war after agreeing to meet in Angola to discuss rebel insurgencies
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will meet his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, for talks in Angola this week, officials from both countries have announced. There were no details on what they would discuss, but the neighbours have been at diplomatic loggerheads since a surge of attacks in eastern...
Somalia opens doors to foreign investments as Egyptian, Turkish banks set up shop in Mogadishu
Somalia has granted licenses to two foreign banks, a move that has swung open the Horn of Africa country’s to international investment for the first time in more than 30 years. The Egyptian bank Banque Misr and the Turkish bank Ziraat Katilim are the first foreign banks to be allowed...
Ghana launches See Something, Say Something campaign to repulse rising threat of extremism
Facing the threat of extremist groups encroaching into its northern border regions, Ghana recently announced its “See Something, Say Something” campaign that urges citizens to report suspicious activity. “Launching this campaign is to ensure we have all-inclusive, society involvement,” government spokesman Palgrave Boakye-Danquah was quoted by Joy News television. “The...
Culture: When’s your child’s birthday? Himba of Namibia will tell you it’s when the mother first thinks about it
An impassioned and captivating debate is going on online regarding the date of birth of a child among Himba tribe of Namibia that defies the set norm – the day the child arrives in the world. To the Himba, the date of birth is determined by the time the thought...
Ronaldo’s next destination after Man United may be Bayern Munich if the Bavarians fork out $20 million
Manchester United reportedly want to recoup the money they spent to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Old Trafford in order to allow the Portuguese star leave this summer. Ronaldo dropped a bombshell on Saturday as it was revealed he wants to leave United to play Champions League football. The 37-year-old –...
One million refugees at risk of being denied access to food, medical support if UN withdraws from Syria
Faced with the dilemma of access to Syrian refugees who need for and medical supplies senior United Nations staff says NGOs will be able to scale up their work, only after a compromise is reached between the government, Russia and the UN Security Council. However, the officer pointed that...
Syrian humanitarian crisis set to deepen as UN debates access to refugees, Russia brandishes veto power
The UN Security Council is set to begin debating the renewal of a key mechanism for delivering aid to Syria on Monday. With a deadline looming, Russia holding veto power, and the Ukraine war complicating diplomacy and worsening the plight of Syrian civilians, humanitarians are understandably nervous. Since 2014, the...
Ronaldo to Arsenal? Pundit jokes about God and (Gabriel) Jesus pairing in Gunners’ attack
Football pundit Piers Morgan has revealed that he’s already sent a message to Cristiano Ronaldo in an attempt to lure him to sign for Arsenal this summer. Ronaldo has reportedly asked Manchester United to let him leave this summer, if the right offer comes in. According to The Times, Ronaldo...
When a lie detector fooled itself, sent Europeans back to drawing board on what AI to use at border points
In 2019, guards on the borders of Greece, Hungary and Latvia began testing an artificial-intelligence-powered lie detector. The system, called iBorderCtrl, analysed facial movements to attempt to spot signs a person was lying to a border agent. The trial was propelled by nearly $5 million in European Union research funding...
