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Year: 2019

Africa 

Somalia claims foreign country plotted deadly terror attack

Village Reporter
Somalia’s intelligence services on Monday said they believe a foreign country ‘planned’ Saturday’s deadly bombing that killed over 90 people in the capital Mogadishu. The intelligence report, which has not yet been publicly released does not however have evidence supporting this claim, according to Voice of America journalist Harun Maruf. Qatar and Turkey have provided emergency support to the Somali… Read More
Africa 

Ethiopia’s popular activist Jawar Mohammed joins opposition OFC party

Village Reporter
Ethiopia’s prominent activist Jawar Mohammed is set to join an opposition political party, the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), as he takes elaborate politics to participate in next year’s national elections. OFC which is led by Prof.Merera Gudina is expected to unveil Jawar, along with its programs when it unveils a new office in the capital Addis Ababa on Saturday, according… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Ayade: Scholarly Brute, Oppressive Erudite And Ascending Adjectives By Adeniyi Kunnu

Village Reporter
Journeying from Environmental Microbiology to a Master’s in Business Administration and settling onto the knowledge platform of Law, factually, Ben Ayade, a professor, former senator and current governor of Cross Rivers State, has done quite well for himself in this ‘fleeting’ life of impermanent stages and phases. However, when one farts where fragrance has just been diffused in the air,… Read More
Africa 

Ethiopia 2020 general elections could make or break nation’s democratic transition [Morning Call]

Village Reporter
Despite Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s internationally recognized reforms, the nation’s intra party politics and increased ethnic tensions continue to raise concerns over its transition to democracy ahead of the May 2020 general election. William Davison, senior Ethiopia analyst from the organisation Crisis Group, gives us his view on the current situation in the Horn of Africa country. @NyashaKMutizwa Read More
Africa 

Liberians plan protest against mismanagement under President Weah [Morning Call]

Village Reporter
Liberians are planning to take to the streets of the capital Monrovia on Monday. They plan to protest against failures to tackle corruption, economic mismanagement and injustice under the former footballer turned president George Weah. Activist and one of the organisers of this demonstrations, Mo Ali, explains the opposition’s exact grievances ahead of the protest. @NyashaKMutizwa Read More
Pacific 

FROM THE FIELD: Nepal’s magic mushrooms

Village Reporter
UNDP/Babu Raja Shrestha Mushrooms are nutritious, do not require soil in which to grow, and represent a high value crop in the mountainous Asian country. However, the soil-free growing method does require a steaming process in a drum, using firewood. The practice has led to deforestation and an increase in harmful climate change-inducing carbon dioxide. But now solar water heaters… Read More
Human Rights 

Continued airstrikes in western Libya ‘utterly unacceptable’, says UN mission chief

Village Reporter
Ghassan Salamé, head of the UN Support Mission in the country, UNSMIL, called for greater civilian protection following the incidents, which occurred in three locations in the west. “We have said it loud and clear that indiscriminate attacks against civilians not only constitute a grave violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law, but also further escalate the conflict… Read More
Africa 

Winds of change: Rwanda’s Kagame, Tanzania’s Magufuli, Burundi’s Nkurunziza to quit

Village Reporter
Rwanda’s president on Thursday reiterated his commitment to walk away from the presidency when the current term he is serving expires in 2024. Similar commitments by Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza, Tanzania’s John Pombe Magufuli and Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta have ignited debate in the East African region on the politics of long-serving presidents. Kagame and Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni are among… Read More