IN a country grappling with a high incidence of gender-based violence, female lawyers in The Gambia have embraced the concept of a legal incubator that aims to empower them to support their communities. Dr Fatou Baldeh, founder of the advocacy…
THE Cuban authorities says that a process to release 553 prisoners as announced in January has now been concluded. The official Communist Party newspaper, Granma, reported that the releases had been confirmed by Maricela Sosa Ravelo, Vice President of the…
THE Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday said that 337 drones were shot down overnight in what is believed to be the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia this year. The ministry said 91 drones were shot down in…
THE Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki, on Sunday called for an end to hostilities in South Sudan. Faki expressed concern over the escalating tensions and clashes in Nasir County, Upper-Nile State, including a lethal attack…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, forecasts sunny and hazy skies over the northern region throughout the period. According to…
SOUTH Africa has rejected a claim by billionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite service is banned in the country due to his race. According to Reuters, the country’s telecoms regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), confirmed that Starlink has…
IN one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in Syria, over 1,000 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and loyalists of former President Bashar al-Assad. The violence, which erupted on Thursday, saw government-backed gunmen launching “revenge killings”…
GHANA’S Energy Minister, John Abdulai Jinapor, has dismissed claims that the government intends to privatise the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) or the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, he assured Ghanaians that while ECG is…
MALI’S government has announced it will partially lift a 2022 ban on issuing mining permits, allowing some approvals to resume from March 15, Reuters reported. The West African nation, one of Africa’s top gold producers, initially froze the allocation of mining titles…
A NEW report by Transparency International, released earlier this week to mark International Women’s Day, has revealed a widespread yet largely unaddressed form of corruption known as sextortion. This abuse of power occurs when officials or those in authority coerce individuals into sexual…
