BURUNDIAN talk-show host Floriane Irangabiye, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly undermining national integrity, has been granted a full pardon by President Évariste Ndayishimiye. The announcement, made on Thursday, comes after Irangabiye had served 18…
GERMAN Justice Minister Marco Buschmann on Thursday said that he opposed Interior Minister Nancy Faeser’s plans to give the police additional search powers in a draft security bill. “As Justice Minister, I reject such ideas,’’ Buschmann said in comments to…
Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation’s Air Force said in a post on X. The two Rafale fighter jets were returning from a mission in Germany when they collided near Colombey-les-Belles,…
RUSSIAN authorities have ordered the evacuation of another district in the Russian region of Kursk, partly controlled by Ukrainian troops, according to Governor Alexey Smirnov. People in the Glushkovsky district are to be brought to safety, he said in a…
THE Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament has proposed new budget reforms for consideration by leaders of the subregional bloc. The committees are those of Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research. The lawmakers also recommended the amendment…
CHIDIMMA Adetshina, the beauty pageant contestant who withdrew from Miss South Africa following a heated nationality dispute, has now accepted an invitation to compete in Miss Universe Nigeria. In a video posted on her Instagram account, the 23-year-old expressed…
NIGERIAN army troops have dismantled at least 27 illegal oil refining sites and seized a significant quantity of stolen crude oil in a series of raids this week across the Niger River delta, an area notorious for illicit oil activities.…
THE number of migrants illegally reaching Germany via Belarus dropped significantly in the first half of 2024, government figures showed on Tuesday. According to the figures, which were released in response to a parliamentary question from the far-right Alternative for…
IN today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity into education cannot be overstated. As we stand at the forefront of technological advancements, it becomes increasingly clear that nations in the Global South must…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a significant investment to boost climate initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank’s Board of Directors recently approved a $10 million junior equity investment in the KawiSafi II Fund, a venture capital fund designed to…
