TENSIONS between White South Africans and the South African government have escalated amid recent land reforms, prompting the first group of white citizens to be granted refugee status under a programme initiated by US President Donald Trump. On Sunday, the…
TENSIONS between the United States and Israel have escalated following speculations that US President Donald Trump may sideline Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for a hostage deal with Hamas. The militant group confirmed it would release Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli hostage…
U.S President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to lower prices of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical products. “Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical prices will be reduced, almost immediately, by 30 per cent to 80 per cent,” Trump said…
HIDDEN in the tangled roots of the iboga shrub, deep within Gabon’s tropical forests, lies a plant long considered sacred by indigenous communities — and now increasingly sought after by foreign researchers, wellness seekers, and global pharmaceutical firms. Used for…
SOUTH African police have rearrested Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso on immigration-related charges, just weeks after his controversial acquittal on multiple rape allegations provoked public outrage. Arrest follows Sunday church service Omotoso, the leader of the Jesus Dominion International (JDI) church,…
ADELE Koue Sungbeu walks through the streets of Abidjan with her head held high—a confident stride replacing the quiet shame she carried since undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a teenager. The 45-year-old midwife is among 28 women in Côte d’Ivoire who…
SOUTH Africa has condemned the United States’ decision to begin resettling white Afrikaners as refugees, describing the move as politically motivated and based on unfounded allegations of discrimination. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday, South Africa’s foreign ministry said…
NO fewer than 78 Nigerians rescued from human traffickers in Cote D’Ivoire have arrived in Lagos. The victims, comprising 73 females, two males and three babies arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 11 :00 p.m. on…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Saturday’s pronouncements of an end to hostilities between India and Pakistan. The UN chief’s welcomed this after a decision by the neighbouring nuclear powers to de-escalate a situation that had caused widespread alarm in…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm as 42 per cent of nurses in Africa reported intentions to emigrate, posing a significant threat to the region’s already strained healthcare workforce. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Acting WHO Regional Director…
