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Once Upon a Nigeria! by Adewale Sobowale
Photo credit: carbon brief The United States has announced its intention to back 2 permanent seats for African nations on the United Nations Security Council. Russia too has backed an African country to be a permanent member of the Security Council. However, the African countries will just be toothless bulldogs because they won’t have veto…
Child marriage divides a nation!
Photo credit: change.org Although underage marriage is illegal in South Sudan, is’s so commonplace that it hardly attracts significant attention. The Guardian reports that the case of 14-year-old Athiak Dau Riak is an exception. Her case has gone viral, polarizing her family and the country. Two men, Marial Garang Jil and Chol Marol Deng, two…
Trudeau survives no-confidence vote!
Photo credit: Aljazeera The government of Canadian Prime Minister Mr Justin Trudeau has survived a no-confidence vote against it by the Conservative Party. Global News reports that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion stating the House had no confidence was defeated after the NDP and Bloc Quebecois joined the Liberals in voting against it. It marked a great test…
Rwandan forces, M23 rebels shell refugee camps in DRC!
Photo credit: Human rights watch Rwandan forces and M23 rebels have shelled refugee camps and other highly populated areas in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on many occasions this year, according to Human Rights Watch. The Guardian reports the NGO has also accused the DRC’s armed forces and its allied militias of putting the…
Gunmen attack bus in Sudan!
Photo credit: BBC Kidnap fears gripped people as a long-distance bus travelling to Uganda was attacked by gunmen in South Sudan. BBC reports that the bus was attacked on a main road in Juba, leaving at least one person dead and several others feared kidnapped, according to the army. Images from the scene showed flames…
S. Leone impounds plane with fake registration number!
Photo credit: Frontpage Africa Authorities in Sierra Leone have impounded a 14-seater aircraft for needing proper landing permits and not originating from any recognized airfield in Liberia. The plane, with four crew members, allegedly illegally landed at Freetown International Airport while travelling from Liberia to Mexico. The Sierra Leonean government said the crew needed to…
500 die as Israel strikes Hezbollah strongholds!
Photo credit: Canberry Times About five hundred people died in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, including thirty-five children, according to the health ministry. Malay Mail reports that the strikes on Hezbollah strongholds marked the deadliest day of cross-border violence since the Gaza war began. Arab states have strongly criticized Israel for the escalating hostilities with Hezbollah. The war started…