Intrigued Sierra Leonean volunteers dream of bringing home floating hospital – Global Mercy
A World Bank report found that poverty in urban areas in Sierra Leone improved from 2011 to 2018 – a great achievement. But in rural areas during the same time period, poverty rose from 9 per cent to 13 per cent. That’s why Mercy Ships volunteer Lamarana Shour thinks the Global Mercy’s visit is more important than ever.
West African militaries meet in Ghanaian capital to finalise possible Niger intervention
Military officers deposed Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 and have defied calls from the United Nations, the West African bloc ECOWAS and others to reinstate him, prompting regional powers to order a standby force to be assembled.
AU’s willingness to question UN peacekeeping doctrine is enabling regional blocs to resolve armed conflicts – report
African-led peace operations are growing ever-more crucial to addressing the continent’s security challenges. It is no stretch to argue that future peace and security on the continent depends upon the continued growth and evolution of African-owned modalities of conflict prevention and resolution. To achieve their full potential, the AU, RECs, and member states must reinforce the successes and address the shortcomings of African-led peace operations
Swathes of Central African Republic forests under threat from Chinese, French and Lebanese loggers
The illicit trade is exacerbated by weak law enforcement, porous borders and increasing transnational demand for the country’s timber products. Timber trafficking has also been enabled by the CAR’s protracted political instability and has played a major role in funding the conflict that has decimated the country. Illegal timber exports have attracted militias and armed groups seeking funds to buy weapons in a power struggle that has collapsed the state and claimed the lives of thousands of citizens.
Homosexuality: It’s time Africa, other developing countries gave World Bank and IMF a wide berth
African leaders who become rich only after they have become leaders through primitive accumulation of wealth are victims. The loot the make, if they do not encourage domestic production, will be foreign loans-based.
New trends emerge in Nigeria’s banditry menace as rising number of women enroll in gunrunning
The most recent Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) shows that 80 per cent of people in north-west Nigeria are poor. Although the MPI doesn’t disaggregate by gender, women bear the brunt of poverty in Nigeria. Most women in the country’s rural north depend on subsistence farming for food and income, and comprise the bulk of people experiencing poverty in rural communities.
Republican presidential aspirant Alycia Barnard prepares to break tradition of GOP ignoring Africa
In a follow up WhatsApp message, she shed more light on her activities: “I’m the owner of Alycia Worldwide Inc in Saint Cloud, Florida. Our mission is to help women and children globally. (We have) setup small business in the United States through my consulting firm Alycia’s Consulting Firm. I am a CEO of 3 companies. I am an external CEO for other construction companies. I am the CEO of US Doors Direct that I co-own with my husband.”
President Museveni tells off World Bank over funding cuts to arm-twist Uganda to accept homosexuality
In response to the World Bank’s decision, Uganda’s state minister for foreign affairs Okello Oryem queried the consistency of the move compared to other countries.
Africa needed Nigeria’s Falcons’ confident display against England’s Lionesses for self-belief
A late red card for England forward Lauren James for stomping on Nigeria defender Michelle Alozie took the focus off two tight halves of football on Monday night that could have gone either way.
Rwandan horrors: Was genocide was part of a political programme of vengeance directed against Hutu?
Hundreds of thousands of people have died in the Great Lakes Region of Africa over the past four years. Most of them were innocent civilians massacred by armies or militias or decimated by disease or starvation as they fled from danger. These horrors can be traced to intense struggles overpower...
