According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the number of Nigerians experiencing hunger has doubled because of the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In its report Between Hunger and the Virus, the Organization suggested that government cash transfers to vulnerable strata had failed to mitigate the effects of the pandemic …
Read More »Joe Biden accuses Russia of wanting to disrupt the 2022 legislative elections
Joe Biden, the American president criticized this Tuesday, Russia for seeking to disrupt the American parliamentary elections scheduled for 2022 by spreading “disinformation”. This statement comes on the eve of the meeting this Wednesday between the number two in Russian and American diplomacy. Referring to informations he received about the …
Read More »France to rule on properties of Equatorial Guinea’s VP
The french top appeals court is due to rule on a conviction handed to Teodorin Obiang Mangue, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president for using public money to fund his lavish lifestyle. Mr Teodorin Obiang who is the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea will see his assets redistributed to people living …
Read More »Barack Obama becomes a strategic partner of NBA Africa
Former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a minority owner and “strategic partner”. NBA Africa has in fact backed a new pan-African basketball league, which held its inaugural season in May with 12 teams from 12 African countries. It is now in this area that Mr. Obama …
Read More »Is Jack Dorsey regretting to ban Donald Trump from Twitter?
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey considers the decision to ban Donald Trump from the platform to be ‘the right one’, but nonetheless constitutes a ‘failure’ and ‘sets a precedent’ which he considers ‘dangerous’ vis-à-vis the power held by large companies. It is a “failure on our part to promote a healthy …
Read More »Congolese Republic: the poll date is finally known
The Republic of Congo’s electoral commission has announced that the presidential election will take place on March 21. They further confirmed that the defense and security forces will vote on March 17, allowing the army and police to devote themselves to securing the voting process on Election Day. This is …
Read More »1,5 million Russians are already vaccinated against the covid-19 virus
Russia has just began vaccination and it began with the category of people the most affected by the virus or the most exposed to the virus since the early December. A mass vaccination campaign is planned from next week. Russians who are more than 18 years old could be vaccinated …
Read More »Wizkid states clearly that he is not a big fan of trophies
The Nigerian music star Wizkid has just given his viewpoint about the awards in the musical domain. “I am not fan of trophies, even my supporters know it”, has he said during a recent interview with the Kenyane Miss, Naomi Campbell. For Starboy, “obtaining awards do not define success or …
Read More »African Union Obtains 270 Million Coronavirus Vaccines
“The African Union obtained 270 million vaccines against Covid-19 for the continent” said the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa“We have gone a step further to obtain vaccines independently using our own limited resources.” The vaccines, of which at least 50 million will be available between April and June, will be …
Read More »Uganda: a child of about 4 years appointed sub-clan chief
Patrick Ouma Lutwayi II, has just been appointed Chief of a sub-clan when he is only three years and seven months old. In his community, this responsibility sets him apart from children of his age. Native of the village of Tai Ocot, in the sub-county of Labongo Amida in the …
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