Photo credit: Al Jazeera Japan’s foreign aid program has scrapped a cultural exchange initiative with African countries after an online misinformation campaign led to a torrent of complaints and fear of increased immigration. AlJazeera reports that the country’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced on Thursday that it will cancel the Africa Hometown scheme, after an episode that…
Photo credit: BBC The French navy has seized almost 10 tonnes of cocaine, worth $610m off the coast of West Africa, according to French authorities. Two French naval vessels operating as part of Operation Corymbe intercepted the cocaine haul from an unflagged fishing vessel on Monday, acting on a tip-off from maritime intelligence, anti-drug authorities…
Photo credit: Telegraph India A migrant from Malda a district in West Bengal was allegedly beaten to death in Mysore City in India on Wednesday. The Telegraph Online reports that the murder of Khairul Jamal prompted the Malda district Trinamool Congress leadership to allege that the attack was a result of ongoing anti-Bengali propaganda by BJP leaders across…
I hardly have any good thing to say to those who, because of whatever problems, chicken out and withdraw to their pitiable hovels! In the first instance, I am a person who’ll rather take a bullet with the chest while facing the battle rather than at the back while running away. Those who know will…
Okere, bayi ni’wa re; No-one was warned,Of your impending flight!If you had,We would have – Okere O, bayi ni’wa re! prepared you foryour seasonal getaway!We’d have stockedcocoons with essentials! O ba’fa mu’le, o da’fa! Winter approaches!So long, skimpy clothesand corsetless cleavages!Welcome dull jackets! Okere O, bayi ni’wa re! @ as 092620
Photo credit: CBC Canada’s population growth was nearly flat in the second quarter of 2025, according to data from Statistics Canada, following similar figures at the start of the year. The population rose by 0.1 per cent between April 1 and July 1. The country got an additional 47,098 people to its population. According to…
