Tag: African Union
Ramaphosa defends WHO after Trump virus lashing
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has thrown his support behind the WHO after it came under stinging attack from US leader Donald Trump over...
UNDP appoints Mohammad Yahya as new resident rep in Nigeria
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has named Mr.
Mohamed Yahya as Nigeria’s new resident representative.
The UNDP said in a statement issued on Tuesday that...
Five killed in South Africa xenophobic attacks -Police
Five people have been killed in xenophobic violence in South
Africa, police said on Tuesday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to clamp
down on the attacks...
Illicit capital outflows stunt Africa’s growth – Buhari
Ime Akpan
President Muhammadu BUhari has called for collective,
well-resourced approaches to counter illicit capital outflows from Africa.
Buhari who made the appeal yesterday in his keynote...
Al-Bashir, Bouteflika and Change in Africa
Owei Lakemfa
As part of international delegations, I met Omar Hassan Ahmad
al-Bashir thrice when he was President of Sudan. At the first meeting, the gate
had...
Sudan coup: Protesters defy curfew after military ousts Bashir
Long-time President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown and
arrested on Thursday after months of street protests.
But demonstrators say the military council which has taken
power is part...