Retired Indian couple sue son and daughter in-law to give birth to grandchild or $675,000 in lieu
A retired Indian couple is suing their son and daughter-in-law, demanding that they produce a grandchild within a year or pay them 50 million rupees ($675,000). Sanjeev Ranjan Prasad, a 61-year-old retired government officer, said it was an emotional and sensitive issue for him and his wife, Sadhana Prasad, and...
Nigeria censures Facebook for allowing insurgents to spread ‘disinformation, incendiary statements and hate’
The Nigerian government has asked Facebook and other social media platforms to prevent pro-Biafra separatist group (IPOB) from using their platforms. The government said members of the group use these platforms to incite violence and instigate ethnic hatred in the country. Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting with a team...
US lining up a law to push back on Russia’s growing military and investments influence in Africa
The United States is seeking to pass a law to counter Russia in Africa by tracking its military operations, investments, oligarchs and suspected illicit financial flows. This was partly because more than half of the African countries chose to be neutral on United Nations resolutions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
How Burkina Faso’s fashion industry replacing the sore picture of recent coup, religious extremism
Vibrant African clothes, both traditional and contemporary, enlivened the catwalk in Burkina Faso’s fashion week. Designers say they are striving to make the West African country become known as an emerging fashion hub, to offset its reputation for its recent coup and ongoing conflict with Islamic extremists. Some of the...
African oil producing countries ready to cash in on Russia’s gas exports standoff with the European Union
African countries are among those hoping to increase their exports of gas to the European Union, after the EU committed to reduce its reliance on Russian supplies following the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s suspension of deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria over their refusal to pay in roubles, the Russian currency,...
Scientists turn to Moon and Mars soils to develop food sources for future with samples collected during Apollo missions
Scientists have grown plants in lunar soil for the first time, an important step towards making long-term stays on the moon possible. Researchers used small samples of dust collected during the 1969-1972 Apollo missions to grow a type of cress. Much to their surprise, the seeds sprouted after two days....
Kenya-US military bosses meet in Washington to retool cooperation in eastern Africa and Indian Ocean
US and Kenyan defence officials met at the Pentagon on May 4 to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the countries and look for new ways to increase defence cooperation. Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defence for international affairs, met with Kenya Cabinet Secretary of Defence Eugene L Wamalwa and Kenya...
Ethiopia and World Bank sign agreement for $300 million for reconstruction in conflict-hit regions
Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a pact for a grant of $300 million to assist reconstruction and recovery in conflict-hit areas, the finance ministry said. Fighting that erupted in the northern region of Tigray in November 2020, and spilled over into neighbouring Afar and Amhara last year, has...
US President Biden reverses predecessor’s order, okays deployment of American military in Somalia
Several hundred American troops may return to Somalia after authorisation by US President Joe Biden for their redeployment. Some US officials revealed on Monday after Donald Trump ordered their withdrawal during his presidency. The order by President Biden is a reversal of the decision by President Donald J. Trump to...
US lawmakers pass concurrent resolution calling for targeted sanctions on Sudan coup leaders
US Senate and House of Representatives concurrently passed a resolution calling for targeted sanctions on the military coup in Sudan, six months after its introduction, increasing pressure on the Biden administration for concrete steps. Introduced on November 4, 2021, the Concurrent Resolution 20 was adopted on May 11, 2022. It...
