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Sudan Fighting Prompts $3 Billion UN Aid Appeal

  • May 17, 2023

The United Nations appealed Wednesday for $3 billion to help those affected by the conflict that erupted last month in Sudan. The U.N. humanitarian agency said it needs $2.6 billion to help those still within Sudan, saying 25 million people in the country are in need of humanitarian aid and protection. Ramesh Rajasingham, head of […]

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Ethiopian Journalist Melkamsew Puts Women At Show’s Heart

  • May 16, 2023

Ethiopian journalist Melkamsew Solomon broadcasts a weekly radio program, Yimechish, which focuses on rural women in Ethiopia. But for some listeners, Yimechish – an Amharic slang term which roughly translates to “You go, girl” — is too niche and too narrowly focused. “We get told, ‘You keep talking about women all the time, what about […]

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British-Ghanaian UK First Children Prime Minister

  • May 16, 2023

An 11-year old British-Ghanaian, Harry Acheampong, has been appointed as the first United Kingdom Children’s Parliament Prime Minister. The youngster, who has dreamed of becoming a Prime Minister, came closer to his appointment in March this year. On April 19, 2023, Master Acheampong attended the House of Lords in the United Kingdom standing shoulder to […]

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Johnson Sirleaf Calls For Leveraging Data Infrastructure To Drive Development

  • May 16, 2023

A former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has called for more investment in data infrastructure and capacity-building to improve decision-making for accelerated development on the African continent.  For instance, she said, there was the need to build technical and appropriate human capacity to collect, manage and analyse data effectively. She was speaking at the […]

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South Africa Army Chief Visits Moscow In Wake Of US Weapons Claim

  • May 16, 2023

The commander of South Africa’s ground forces has visited Moscow for talks with Russian counterparts just days after Washington accused South Africa of secretly providing arms to Russia. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Monday that the meeting was “planned well in advance” as part of “a long-standing arrangement” and was a “goodwill […]

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Durham Report: FBI Criticised By Special Counsel For Trump-Russia Inquiry

  • May 16, 2023

A long-awaited report has strongly criticised the FBI’s handling of its investigation into alleged ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. In a 306-page report, special counsel John Durham said the agency’s inquiry had lacked “analytical rigor”. He concluded the FBI had not possessed “actual evidence” of collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia […]

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Zelensky Meets PM As More Ukraine Weapons Pledged

  • May 15, 2023

The UK will send hundreds of air defence missiles and armed drones to Ukraine on top of the Storm Shadow cruise missiles announced last week. The move means the UK is going further than any other country in providing weapons with the potential to tip the battlefield in Ukraine’s favour. Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky met […]