Civil Defense Corps deploys 150 men to trouble zones in Oyo
Akinwale Aboluwade The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State Command, indicated on Tuesday that it has deployed a total of ...
Africa: New Sanitation and Wastewater Management Benchmark Tool Highlights Opportunities to Boost Health and Economic Growth in Africa
[UNEP] The African Development Bank, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal have released the inaugural Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa, a ...
Africa: The Jury’s Out On DRC’s ‘Sacred Union’
[ISS] Having been declared the winner of a contested election in December 2018, President Félix Tshisekedi’s Cap pour le Changement (CACH) sealed a ...
Africa: Global Fisheries and Aquaculture Hard Hit By Covid-19 Pandemic, Says FAO Report
[FAO] Rome — More disruption expected as supply and consumption affected by lockdowns
Africa: U.S. Must Step Up Safe Abortion Efforts and Access
[MSF] On January 28, US President Biden rescinded the Mexico City policy, more commonly known as the Global Gag Rule. The policy prevents ...
Africa: In Africa, There’s No End to Holding Meaningless Polls
[East African] President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected. The lead-up to the election was characterised by extreme state violence against the opposition, including ...
Africa: AU-Ecosocc Commits to Engage African CSOs for a Sustainable and Waste-Free Africa
[African Union] The African Union’s Economic Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) Secretariat, has committed to actively engage Africa’s Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for ...
Africa: Statement of the African Union Commission Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, On Libya
[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat commends the United Nations-facilitated Libyan Dialogue Forum (LPDF) and the Libyan ...
Dubai closes all bars, clubs amid spike in Covid-19 cases
All bars and clubs in Dubai are to be shut this February following a spike in coronavirus cases. This comes after waves of ...