[ad_1] Occupied Palestinian Territory Civilians displaced by escalating hostilities and evacuation orders lack shelter, food, water and other essential supplies for their survival, OCHA says. This comes amid reports of ongoing Israeli bombardment, as well as heavy fighting and ground incursions, particularly in eastern Rafah in the south and Jabalya in the north. Since 6 […]

[ad_1] By Dr Allan Pamba, Executive Vice President, Diagnostics, Africa, at Roche Diagnostics Africa Day on 25 May—and Africa Month for the duration of May—celebrate the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May 1963 and the progress Africa has made in the global environment. This is an opportune time to reflect on the […]

[ad_1] CIA Director Bill Burns is traveling back to Europe to try to get the talks on a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel Hamas that would halt the war in Gaza back on track, a US official tells CNN. “The Director is traveling to Europe in the coming days in an effort to revive […]

[ad_1] Soka Gakkai International representative and member of the organizing committee for the Future Action Festival, Tadashi Nagai, stressed the importance of coalition and movement building and youth engagement to escalate progress towards attainment of the SDGs. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday, May 23, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, May 23 (IPS) – […]

[ad_1] Bangladesh slump to defeat in second T20 against the co-hosts, days before the T20 World Cup begins. The United States have defeated Bangladesh by six runs to win their second Twenty20 international and claim a shock victory in the three-match series in Houston, Texas. Chasing a modest 145 to win on Thursday, Bangladesh were […]

[ad_1] Russian troops in recent weeks have been taking ground from Ukraine all across the front line. In some cases, they are seizing land that Ukrainians had recaptured in hard-fought battles just last year. And in a surprise offensive, Moscow has made its biggest territorial gains since late 2022. This is a sobering situation for […]

[ad_1] More than 20 people who were on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence are in intensive care with spinal injuries, the head of a Bangkok hospital has said. A two-year-old child is among those in hospital in the Thai capital, where the flight from London made an emergency landing on Tuesday. Overall, […]

[ad_1] The FCT Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Thursday in Abuja called for the immediate release of Madu Onuorah, Editor-in-Chief of the Globalupfront Online Newspaper. In a statement jointly signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Òsárétín Òsádébàmwén, and Ochiaka Ugwu, respectively, the council expressed worries over the spate of harassment of journalists […]

[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] 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 […]