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Year: 2019

Africa 

Ethiopia Homegrown Economic Reforms

Village Reporter
The Ethiopian government this year unveiled a new economic reform blueprint, dubbed Homegrown Economic Reform, with a major aspiration to unlock the country’s development potentials.. While unveiling the new economic reform agenda late in the year at the UN Conference Centre in the capital, Addis Ababa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the initiative aims to propel Ethiopia into becoming the… Read More
Human Rights 

Bring global migration compact ‘to life’, urges UN chief

Village Reporter
António Guterres issued the charge in his message for International Migrants Day, observed annually on 18 December.  “Safe, orderly and regular migration is in the interest of all. And national priorities on migration are best achieved through international cooperation,” he stated.  Globally, there are more than 270 million migrants, according to UN estimates.   Last December, countries agreed the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly… Read More
Africa 

South Sudan: political will needed to form a unified government, on the road to peace

Village Reporter
David Shearer, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), briefed ambassadors on developments towards the new administration, amid ongoing humanitarian concerns worsened by recent flooding.  President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar were expected to form a unified transitional Government by mid-November, in line with a revitalized peace agreement signed last September.  With days to go, that deadline was extended by a further 100 days.  Mr. Shearer reported that the peace deal has led to “a transformative process” in South Sudan,… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Kanye West samples Davido’s ‘If’ song as gospel tune for church performance

Village Reporter
Kanye West Davido keeps reaching higher heights with his Afropop music and the latest who couldn’t resist hopping on his song is Kanye West. The multiple Grammy award-winning rapper and record producer who is now born again and a preacher, with his Christian band, have done a gospel rendition of Davido’s monster hit song “If”. A video from Kanye’s Sunday… Read More
Human Rights 

Tuesday’s Daily Brief: Refugees, indigenous languages, Niger, Syria and Kyrgyzstan

Village Reporter
World must ‘reboot’ approach to refugees: UN chief The world needs to transform the way it responds to refugee situations and do more for the struggling countries that shelter almost all of them, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, at a high-level forum seeking solutions to a turbulent decade of mass displacement. More must be done to protect refugees,… Read More
Human Rights 

Two indigenous languages are dying every month: UN Assembly President  

Village Reporter
“Every fortnight, at least one indigenous language vanishes from the face of the earth”, spelled out Tijjani Muhammad-Bande. “This translates into two extinct indigenous languages each month”. Turning to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the President pointed out that the 2007 milestone calls on States, among other things, to enact policies and laws aimed at preserving and… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Buhari: Military Tyrant Who Never Fought War By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Village Reporter
Nigeria’s democratically elected president turned military tyrant, Muhammadu Buhari, from all indications has turned Nigeria into an evil empire. Buhari has completely wiped out our democracy. All freedoms have been curtailed and contained. Judiciary and legislature have become annexes of the executive. Buhari has castrated and rendered impotent the two arms that could effectively check his authoritarianism. Insecurity, violence, killings,… Read More