[ad_1] Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has declared the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. Governor Yusuf also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Aminu Ado Bayero and four other former first-class chiefs to vacate the palace and hand over all emirate property to the office of the Deputy Governor. Governor Yusuf […]
[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that had struck down a South Carolina congressional district as a racial gerrymander. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, reversed a lower court decision that had struck down a South Carolina […]
[ad_1] Why is Southern Africa’s economic growth the worst of all Africa’s regions, while East Africa is number one? With an economic growth rate exceeding its population growth, Africa should be achieving economic development advances – but that is not the case. Poverty remains widespread, and there are huge differences in performance between the continent’s […]
[ad_1] Microsoft is partnering with G42, a top artificial intelligence firm from the United Arab Emirates, on a multiyear project to enhance cloud-computing capacity in East Africa. The project will begin with a 100-megawatt facility in Olkaria, Kenya, which is expected to be operational by 2026. G42 will lead the initial investment, leveraging Olkaria’s surplus […]
[ad_1] Penny Harrison and her son Parker Harrison rally against the live entertainment ticket industry outside the U.S. Capitol last year. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Getty Images North America On Wednesday, the Department of Justice and 30 state and district attorneys across the country filed a federal […]
[ad_1] BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Myanmar’s military government appears to be considering reviving a massive China-backed hydroelectric dam project, work on which was suspended more than a decade ago after protests over its possible impact on the environment. A notice from the Information Ministry, published online in the latest issue of the government gazette on […]
[ad_1] Opinion by Kohei Asao – TengTeng Xu – Xin Cindy Xu (washington dc) Thursday, May 23, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 23 (IPS) – Women in Japan and Korea face especially tough challenges juggling career and family. Many young women witness their peers encountering promotion delays after marriage and childbirth, dealing with problems […]
[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Nearly eight years ago, convinced that she’d been treated unfairly, Jessica Denson sued Donald Trump’s campaign for workplace harassment. Then she discovered the lengths Trump’s attorneys would go to hit back — […]
[ad_1] A landmark EU decision this week to send Ukraine the interest earned by hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian central bank accounts on its territory is adding urgency to a debate over what will happen to those accounts. The difference between the two sums is enormous. Ukraine wants to use the estimated 210 billion […]
[ad_1] Top News The families of several Israeli female soldiers taken hostage during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 have released video of their abduction in an attempt to pressure the Israeli government to revive stalled cease-fire talks that could pave the way for the captives’ release. Family members first saw the footage a few […]