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Year: 2019

Africa 

Sierra Leone govt vs. Activists: ECOWAS court saves pregnant schoolgirls

Village Reporter
A West Africa regional Court has ruled that the Sierra Leone government has infringed on the rights of pregnant school girls since 2014 by barring them from attending mainstream public schools due to their condition. The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Court, sitting in the Nigerian capital Abuja thus ordered the government to reverse the special but downgraded… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria to host Christmas Concert

Village Reporter
Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria to host Christmas Concert By Chimezie Godfrey The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria is set to host an interdenominational tagged Maranatha Praise 2019.  Rev. Chris N. Anyanwu, explained that the word ‘Maranatha’ is a Latin phrase which means “come Lord Jesus”  Anyanwu said that the maranatha praise night is organized to express their gratitude to God for… Read More
Africa 

EU removes Gabon from Euro airspace blacklist after 11 years

Village Reporter
Gabonese airlines have been removed from an European Union blacklist that meant that flights from the country could not access the European airspace. The EU Commission said it had “withdrawn them (Gabon) from the list following improvements in aviation safety in that country.” The decision announced earlier this week makes it possible for airlines as the National Regional Transport (NRT),… Read More
Africa 

South Sudan famine threat: UN food security agency in ‘race against time’

Village Reporter
WFP fears more than 5.5 million people could be going hungry in early 2020, and the UN agency on Thursday reported that it is in “a race against time” to secure vital funds to feed them.  .@WFPChief warns of an escalating humanitarian crisis in #SouthSudan, driven by catastrophic flooding and political instability. In 2019, WFP ramped up its assistance to reach 4.6 million in South Sudan with… Read More
Investments 

African Development Bank validates regional power acceleration programme, to boost bankability of regional power projects

Village Reporter
The African Development Bank has validated a study report on enhancing regional and sub-regional power projects to enhance energy access and integration across the continent. The report, entitled ‘Regional and sub-Regional Power Project Acceleration Programme,’was validated at a three-day workshop organised in collaboration with the Africa Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) on the sidelines of the 2019 Programme for Infrastructure Development… Read More