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Year: 2019

Africa 

Egypt, Eritrea maintain record as 2019’s worst jailers of journalists

Village Reporter
For the year 2019, Egypt and Eritrea maintained the record of being Africa’s worst jailer of journalists, a press rights group, Committee for the Protection of Journalists, CPJ reported last week. Egypt topped for the Middle East and North Africa, MENA, region whiles Eritrea was leader for the Sub-Saharan Africa region. CPJ releases the global list every year highlighting the… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Scores killed as Nigerian Airforce jets bombard terrorist’s meeting place

Village Reporter
Nigerian Air Force jets have bombarded the meeting venue of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, killing scores in the process. The operation according to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in a statement made available to journalists, followed a credible intelligence that the insurgents had assembled for a… Read More
Pacific 

Peace will be ‘paramount’ issue for incoming Afghan Government: UN mission chief

Village Reporter
Tadamichi Yamamoto, head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), updated ambassadors on developments since voting took place in late September.  “When the election is completed with credibility, it will become a milestone in the history of establishing a representative political system of the country”, he stated.  Mr. Yamamoto explained that preliminary results are yet to be announced as stakeholders want to ensure the electoral process was as transparent and credible as possible.  “Whatever the… Read More
Africa 

Algeria’s top court affirms election of president-elect Abdelkader Tebboune

Village Reporter
Algeria’s Constitutional Council has confirmed Abdelkader Tebboune as the new president of Africa’s largest country for the next five years — despite mass protests challenging his election last week. Tebboune won the vote in the first round with 58% of the vote, the head of the Constitutional Council announced on state television Monday. The other four candidates didn’t contest the… Read More
Africa 

West Africa ‘shaken by unprecedented violence’, UN envoy tells Security Council

Village Reporter
In areas under their control, extremists provide safety, protection and social services, further exploiting State weaknesses. And some of the most violent local conflicts in the region concern the seasonal movement of livestock by pastoralists, or transhumance, where extremist groups have managed to establish footholds.   While the situation differs greatly from one country – or region – to the next,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Monday’s Daily Brief: anti-corruption conference, refugees’ summit, food extremes, Yemen aid

Global Author
At this ‘critical moment’, UN chief urges anti-corruption conference to adopt united front As we enter the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world must “unite against corruption” to stop precious resources from being drained by illicit financial flows, an international conference on the issue heard on Monday in Abu Dhabi. “You meet at a… Read More
Investments 

COP 25: African Development Bank urges African nations to persist with climate change ambitions as marathon talks end in Madrid

Village Reporter
The African Development Bank has urged the continent’s nations to stay the course on climate action, after a marathon session of talks at the twenty-fifth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25) in Madrid. The conference was scheduled to run from 2 to 13 December, but only concluded business on Sunday, two days… Read More
Investments 

African Development Bank commits €20 million to boost private sector competitiveness in Cabo Verde

Village Reporter
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a €20 million loan to strengthen the private sector’s role in Cabo Verde’s economic growth.  Bank funding will support the second phase of the Private Sector Competitiveness and Local Economic Development Programme (PSC-LED-II).  The programme will extend fiscal 2019 budget support to the government of Cabo Verde as it undertakes reforms… Read More