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Month: June 2019

Africa 

FIFA opens formal investigation against Cameroon

Village Reporter
Global football governing body FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Cameroon over their behaviour in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup last-16 match against England. On two occasions during the contest in Valenciennes, which England won 3-0, Cameroon remonstrated with the officials at length and looked as if they may not play on after VAR decisions went against them. What are the… Read More
Human Rights 

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: migration tragedy in the Rio Grande, drugs report, Torture Victims Day

Village Reporter
Tragic image of drowned father and child in Rio Grande spurs migration debate The drowning of a father and his toddler daughter in the Rio Grande is a heartbreaking and preventable tragedy that countries should do all in their power to prevent happening in the future, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday. Filippo Grandi’s comments… Read More
Africa 

Nigeria: Bartering to fight inflation

Village Reporter
Traders at the Esuk Mba market in Calabar, Southern Nigeria are bartering to combat growing inflation. The ancient practice in the capital of Cross River State was started in 1956 and still operates on a barter trade system, where no money is exchanged for goods. Effiong Ekpo is has been in the trade for about 20 years. Trade by barter… Read More
Human Rights 

Vile act of torture prohibited ‘under all circumstances’, UN chief affirms on International Day to support victims

Village Reporter
This was part of his message for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, on Wednesday, describing the despicable act, as a vicious attempt to break a person’s will.  The United Nations has long condemned torture as one of the vilest acts perpetrated by humankind, saying that it seeks to “annihilate the victim’s personality” and denies the inherent… Read More
Africa 

Niger enacts new electoral law

Village Reporter
The Nigerien Parliament has adopted a new electoral code in the absence of opposition MPs. The text was unanimously validated by the 133 elected members of the ruling majority, while their opposition colleagues staged a boycott after tabling a motion of censure against the government. Their main worry is that Article 8 of the Electoral Code makes it impossible for… Read More
Human Rights 

Tackle ‘tsunami of hatred’ across the world urges Guterres, to counter anti-Semitism, racism and intolerance

Village Reporter
The UN chief was speaking at an event organized by the President of the General Assembly in New York on the Challenges of Teaching Tolerance and Respect in the Digital Age. Combating Antisemitism and OtherForms of Racism and Hate, by UN Photo/Manuel Elias He told those gathered he had recently viewed an exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage called… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Two-thirds of global drug deaths now from opioids: UN drugs report

Global Author
The study from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), also shows that the negative health consequences associated with drugs are more severe and widespread than previously thought, with around 35 million people suffering from drug use disorders and requiring treatment services. Higher figures attributed to improved research and data Some 11 million people injected drugs in 2017, 1.4… Read More
Africa 

June 22 attack killed ‘dozens’ in Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar – regional govt

Village Reporter
Dozens of people were killed in fighting during a foiled coup in Ethiopia’s Amhara region at the weekend, the regional government spokesman said on Wednesday, the first official report of significant clashes and a much higher toll than earlier reports. A rogue regional militia unit attacked the police headquarters, president’s office and the ruling party headquarters in Amhara’s regional capital… Read More
Africa 

Islamist insurgents kill at least 20 civilians in northeast Nigerian village -security agent, source

Village Reporter
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist insurgents killed at least 20 civilians in a northeast Nigerian village, a government-allied vigilante who helped evacuate corpses and a security source said on Wednesday. The militants struck the village of Ngamngam in Borno state, near the border with Niger, on Tuesday, said Bakura Kachallah, a member of the pro-government vigilante group Civilian Joint Task… Read More