A Somali journalist with state-run media was killed Saturday in Mogadishu when a suicide bomber blew up his car, government officials and his colleagues said. Another journalist also was injured. Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, better known as Afrika, the director of the state-run Radio Mogadishu, died from his wounds, while fellow journalist Sharmarke Warsame, who […]
Day: November 20, 2021
Blinken Warns Russian Group Not to Interfere in Mali
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday warned a shadowy Russian company with connections to the Kremlin not to interfere in efforts aimed at restoring democracy in the West African nation of Mali. As he wrapped up a weeklong, three-nation tour of Africa that was dominated by crises across the continent, Blinken said […]
Hundreds Protest in Sudan Ahead of Anti-coup Demonstrations Sunday
Hundreds of Sudanese anti-coup demonstrators rallied Saturday to denounce a deadly crackdown that doctors say has left 40 people dead since last month’s military takeover. Mass protests are planned for Sunday. The United States and the African Union condemned the deadly crackdown on protesters and called on Sudan’s leaders to refrain from the “excessive […]
Blinken Visits Senegal to Reaffirm Partnership
On the last day of a trip to Africa to bolster U.S. influence on a continent that receives much of its foreign aid from U.S. rival China, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said U.S. efforts to strengthen alliances in Africa must be evaluated on results. The top U.S. diplomat visited Senegal Friday and […]
Cameroon, CAR Raise Concerns About Border Security
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Defense ministers from Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR) say kidnapping for ransom, cattle theft and illegal arms trafficking continue to hinder security along the border of the neighboring countries. During this week’s transborder security meeting in Bouar, a commercial town in the CAR, the defense ministers agreed to jointly deploy […]
Sanitation agency urges FCT residents to partner private sector on commercial toilets
Dr Muhammad Danhassan, Executive Director, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), has urged FCT residents to partner with the private sector to provide commercial toilets in markets and other business areas. He made the call at a public sensitisation to mark World Toilet Day, at Bwari market, on Friday, in Abuja. According […]
Petroleum Industry Regulators Golf Invitational, avenue for stakeholder’s bonding, networking — Organisers
Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Saturday in Abuja said the Petroleum Industry Regulators 1st Golf Invitational is an avenue for bonding and networking with stakeholders in the industry. Komolafe made the remarks during the tee-off of the invitational golf tournament at the IBB International Golf and Country […]
Oil regulatory authority on surveillance, assures of availability of petroleum products
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Abuja Zonal Office, has begun a surveillance of filling stations, to ensure petroleum dealers did not hoard or divert products. The Authority made this known on Friday, in Abuja, following its ongoing intensified surveillance of some filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), due […]
Nigeria needs to invest $5.3b on WASH to achieve SDG target by 2030 – UNICEF
Mamita Thakkar, Manager, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), UNICEF, Maiduguri, says Nigeria must invest at least $5.3 billion on WASH to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target by 2030. Thakkar said this known on Friday in Maiduguri at a One-Day Media Dialogue to commemorate the 2021 “World Toilet Day”, with the theme “Valuing Toilets”. […]
Tinubu visits Orji Kalu, both committed to national development
Former Governor of Lagos State and a Chieftain of the All Progressive’s Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Saturday visited the Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, in his Abuja residence. Tinubu who arrived Kalu’s residence at 4:25pm and left at about 6:45pm, said that his meeting with the former governor of Abia […]