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Chioma Okoli, a Nigerian woman who reviewed a can of tomato puree online, is facing imprisonment after its manufacturer accused her of making a “malicious allegation” that ruined its business. She is being prosecuted because she allegedly contravened cybercrime laws. However, the case has sparked protests by locals who believe she is being persecuted for…

An Indian, Harvinder Singh, in his bid to travel abroad, paid an agent Rs 12 lakh to settle him in a western European country. However, to his utter chagrin, Singh was instead put on a “donkey route”, which had him travel through challenging weather conditions in Serbia, walk for miles to evade checkposts and eventually…

A Bahamian has been charged with repeatedly trying to struggle migrants into the US by boat. To make the case worse, one trip resulted in the deaths of three people. UPI reports that Vandrick Nelson Smith was arrested on March 6 in the Bahamas at the request of the United States. The US is currently…

A migrant has been caught on video using bolt cutters to snip razor wire on the US border with Mexico. He was attempting to lead dozens of other migrants to enter the US irregularly. The man, wearing a red shirt, was pulling fencing away and sniping concertina wire, then attempted to lead dozens of others…

More than one-third of migrants die while fleeing conflicts in Africa. A report issued yesterday by the International Organization for Migration shows the dangerous trends in migrant deaths and disappearances over the past decade. This was revealed as the International Organization for Migration’s Missing Migrants Project was marking its ten-year milestone. Many of them were…

Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye has become Senergal’s new President. Fay, a newcomer popular among the youth, promised to govern with humility and transparency on Monday. Faye’s main rival has called him to concede defeat. He thanked President Macky Sall and other candidates for respecting Senegal’s democratic values. He said, “In electing me, the Senegalese…

Doctors Without Borders, the Swiss charity group, has vehemently denied the allegations by Italy that its rescue ship, the Geo Barents, failed to comply with instructions as the organization protested another detainment issue by the Italian Coast Guard. The rescue vehicle was ordered to be held for 20 days after disembarking its latest group of…