[ad_1] German writer Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann have won the International Booker Prize. Their novel Kairos follows the destructive love affair between a 19-year-old student and a married man in his 50s who meet on a bus in East Berlin around 1986. Their relationship comes to embody the German Democratic Republic’s “crushed idealism” […]

[ad_1] The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to exempt military personnel from paying tolls at airports, seaports and train stations across the country. This resolution was a sequel to a motion of urgent public importance by Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto) on Tuesday during plenary. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) last week approved […]

[ad_1] The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says both the 2023 poll presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, lack the staying power to be entrusted with the exalted seat of the presidency. APC’s stance comes in response to recent speculations fueled […]

[ad_1] OCP Africa takes part in the launch of Ethiopia’s Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development Project, in the presence of HE Dr. Girma Amente, Minister of Agriculture of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, alongside partners including the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA). […]

[ad_1] APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is thrilled to announce a new content partnership with APA News (www.APAnews.net). This collaboration aims to expand the reach of African news and stories, particularly in French-speaking countries. Headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, APA News (African Press Agency) is one of the […]

[ad_1] WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that three people were recently arrested on suspicion of links to foreign-sponsored sabotage, adding to nine others already under arrest. Tusk was speaking at a weekly news conference about what steps his government was taking to protect Poland against hostile activity, including incidents […]

[ad_1] The lead author of the World Economic Situations and Prospects mid-year update, the flagship report from DESA released on 16 May, outlines the main findings in an interview with UN News. Hamid Rashid Inflation has come down significantly from the 2022 peak, but not to the extent that central banks can say that they […]

[ad_1] Thinking Global Podcast – Kathleen McInnis Kathleen MCinnis This week on the Thinking Global Podcast, Dr. Kathleen McInnis (@kjmcinnis1) speaks with the Thinking Global team about podcasting the political. Dr. McInnis chats with Kieran (⁠⁠⁠@kieranjomeara⁠⁠⁠) and Jennifer (@JenniferEngl) about how they became a podcasting political scientist, the ‘smart women, smart power’ […]

[ad_1] EXPLAINER Amal Clooney was on the panel that advised the ICC prosecutor who applied for arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders. Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), released a statement on Monday saying he had applied for arrest warrants for top leaders of Israel and Hamas whom his […]

[ad_1] Singapore Airlines flight live: British man, 73, dies during severe turbulence on London-Singapore flight – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary One person has died, with several injured, after severe turbulence on a London to Singapore flight Authorities at Bangkok airport say the victim was a 73-year-old British man who “likely” died […]