Diasporas

In an interview with the BBC, US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield has said African states cannot remain neutral on the war in Ukraine. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that in the General Assembly vote two weeks ago to deplore the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 17 African countries abstained and …

The US Department of State has rejected the latest request for recognition by the leader of self-declared republic of Somaliland. Although secessionist from Somalia more than 30 years ago, Somaliland is still not recognized as an independent state by the African Union or the United Nations. Its president Muse Bihi …

New York Police Department (NYPD) released a photo of an actively wanted man accused of killing or injuring several homeless people by pointing a gun at them. According to police in New York and Washington, the suspect leads a series of shooting attacks against homeless people, two of whom are …

Ukraine is to withdraw all of its forces from UN peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe so they can be redeployed to fight invading Russian troops at home. Its biggest mission was in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where about 250 Ukrainian troops had been serving. They will soon leave …

The US state department said it has banned Kenyan politician Mike Sonko, former governor of Nairobi and his family from travelling to the US over allegations of corruption while in office. Mr Sonko was the governor of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, but was impeached in December 2020. He was accused of …

European Union (EU) diplomats have condemned the powerful son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for expressing support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gen Kainerugaba had on Tuesday tweeted that “the majority of mankind (that are non-white) support Russia’s stand in Ukraine. Putin is absolutely right!”. …

Chanting “We need peace in Ukraine”, dozens of Nigerians gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, calling for an end to the invasion of Ukraine. They chanted “We need peace in Ukraine” while carrying signs that read “Our children, our future,” referring to Nigerian students living in Ukraine. …

The Nigerian ambassador to Romania has announced that so far about 200 Nigerians – many of them students – have arrived in the capital Bucharest from Ukraine, the BBC reports. Ambassador Safiya Nuhu announced a “good welcome” to the group and said they were staying in hotels after fleeing the …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment over the mistreatment of Nigerian students at the Ukrainian border following the Russian invasion of the country. A total of 4,000 Nigerian citizens remain stranded in Ukraine as they attempt to flee the country. The president’s office said in a statement on Twitter, …

The international community has condemned the invasion of Ukrainian territory by the Russian army, calling on Vladimir Putin to stop the operation in the name of humanity. Several world leaders oppose the announcement of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said the military operation aims to …