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Month: July 2019

Nigeria News and Headlines Science 

Liberty Church Mob Attack in Calabar: Ten Years After

Leo Igwe
Ten years ago today, members of the Liberty Gospel Church attacked and robbed me in Calabar. They invaded a conference that I organized to highlight abuses linked to witchcraft beliefs in the region. Harmful practices related to witchcraft beliefs are pervasive in Nigeria. However, Cross Rivers and Akwa Ibom states were notorious due to widespread abuses and abandonment of suspected… Read More
Lifestyle OP-ED 

“WITHOUT HEALTH, WE HAVE NOTHING”: The Need for Comprehensive Sustainable Development

Village Reporter
Fariha Mujeebuddin Marrakech, Morocco After a windy uphill journey to Aguerzran, a small village nestled within the High Atlas Mountains, we reached the building where we would be conducting workshops. The small rectangular building, painted in sun-faded pink and green, overlooked the lush valley. My colleague explained to the group, over thirty women of varying ages, the purpose of our… Read More
Africa North Africa Sudan World 

Sudan: Unending crisis as soldiers kill students

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All seems calming in Sudan but that was just not to happen after soldiers tried breaking up protesters on Monday resulting in deaths. There has been a huge outrage in the north African country with protesters demanding immediate transfer of power to a civilian regime. It follows the killing of five protesters in North Kordofan state.  At least four of… Read More
Human Rights 

Murder of Brazilian indigenous leader a ‘worrying symptom’ of land invasion

Village Reporter
Emrya Wajãpi was killed on July 23 in Amapá, a region in the far north of Brazil, bordering French Guyana.  According to media reports, witnesses saw a number of gold miners enter the protected reserve of the Wajãpi community, then stab their leader to death. “The murder of Emrya Wajãpi, leader of the indigenous Wajãpi people, is tragic and reprehensible… Read More
Africa 

With Libyans now ‘fighting the wars of others’ inside their own country, UN envoy urges Security Council action to end violence

Village Reporter
Briefing the Council via video teleconference from the Libyan capital, Ghassan Salamé, who is also the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, said: “The war around Tripoli has already left nearly 1,100 dead, including 106 civilians.”  “Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in the capital and neighbouring districts as a result of the fighting; tens of thousands crossing the border to Tunisia seeking safety for their… Read More
Human Rights 

Easing ‘classroom crisis’ in Côte d’Ivoire, brick by (plastic) brick

Village Reporter
“This factory will be at the cutting edge of smart, scalable solutions for some of the major education challenges that Africa’s children and communities face,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “Its potential is threefold: more classrooms for children in Côte d’Ivoire, reduced plastic waste in the environment, and additional income avenues for the most vulnerable families.” Côte d’Ivoire needs… Read More
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