Politics

The Nigerian government has announced a policy aimed at promoting the teaching of primary school pupils in local languages rather than in English. Education Minister Adamu Adamu told journalists on Wednesday that the new framework known as the National Language Policy had been approved for implementation. It stipulates that instruction …

The Islamic State group, defeated in Iraq and Syria, announced on Wednesday the death of its leader, the Iraqi Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, specifying that he had been killed “while fighting the enemies of God”. In an audio message, the spokesperson for the jihadist group announced that a new “caliph …

French president Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Washington for a five-day visit even though the climate has been somehow tense between the EU and the United States in recent days due to some trade disputes. The French president is scheduled to hold a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden …

The US Senate voted on Tuesday (61 for, 36 against) the “Respect for Marriage Act”, a law protecting same-sex marriage. The “Respect for Marriage Act” will assure every married couple the validity of their marriage in any state in the United States, as long as the marriage is valid in …

Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led his country through an era of profound upheaval from 1989 until the early 2000s, died Wednesday at the age of 96, the state-run China news agency said. New. He had come to power the day after the crackdown on protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen …

The US says it has “serious doubts” about the credibility of Equatorial Guinea’s election results that saw the world’s longest-serving president continue his 43-year-rule. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, secured almost 95% of votes, according to election officials. “Given the scale of irregularities observed and the announced results giving the …

Nigerian authorities have approved a 14-day paternity leave for men in public service, to bond properly with their newborn or adopted baby. The new measure announced on Monday by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, dated 25th November, 2022. “Government has also approved Paternity …

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly asked her services on Monday to summon the Russian ambassador to Ottawa, Oleg Stepanov, following a series of anti-LGBT+ tweets, including one targeting an openly lesbian federal minister. Messages posted by the Russian Embassy’s Twitter account echo the Duma’s adoption last week of a bill …

Civil society groups in Kenya are complaining about a chronic shortage of free condoms across the country. The life-saving products are usually imported and distributed for free but due to high taxes suppliers are no longer providing Kenya with free condoms. The activists want the government to remove taxes on …

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will say on Monday that the United Kingdom must defend more strongly its values of freedom and openness, in particular vis-à-vis China and Russia, in his first major foreign policy speech. “Our adversaries and our competitors have a long-term strategy. In the face of these …