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Month: July 2023

Africa 

Savannah Leaf’s film ‘Earth Mama’ looks into Black women and motherhood

Village Reporter,
For director Savannah Leaf, the consistent symbolism interlaced into her feature film debut, “Earth Mama,” began with her thinking about “how Black women are kind of like the center of our universe and the power held within that.” Leaf says that she was thinking “a lot about ancestry and the trauma that one can take on through their lineage.” She… Read More
Africa 

Central African Republic gears up for Sunday referendum

Village Reporter,
Voters in the flashpoint Central African Republic will cast their ballot Sunday on a controversial plan to change the constitution, opening the door to a third term by President Faustin Archange Touadera. One of the poorest and most troubled countries in the world, the land-locked nation has been gripped by conflict and political turmoil for more than a decade. Touadera… Read More
Africa 

UN pledges to ‘remain engaged and committed’ amid Niger coup

Village Reporter
Nicole Kouassi, UN Acting Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, was speaking from the capital, Niamey, just hours after the general whose troops seized the democratically elected president, declared that he was assuming control of the country. On behalf of UN agencies on the ground, she echoed the Secretary-General’s condemnation of Wednesday’s coup against President Mohamed Bazoum, who reportedly remains in… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Airtel Sponsors 16th Headies Awards to Boost Nigerian Music

Village Reporter,
By Aduragbemi Omiyale The 16th edition of the prestigious Headies Awards, scheduled to take place on September 3, 2023, at Cobb Energy Performing Art Centre, Atlanta, USA, has received a significant boost with the decision of a leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, to sponsor the programme. “In line with Airtel’s brand values of innovation and excellence, the partnership with… Read More
Africa Investments 

Global icons Akinwumi Adesina, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Amina Mohammed receive prestigious Nigerian diaspora awards

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has been honoured by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) with the prestigious National Diaspora Merit Award in recognition of his selfless service and contributions as a Nigerian Diaspora Global Icon. Other recipients in the Global Icon category are United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed, and Director General of the… Read More
Human Rights 

OHCHR condemns executions in Kuwait and Singapore, pushes for global ban

Village Reporter
“We deplore the multiple executions carried out this week in Kuwait and Singapore and oppose the death penalty under all circumstances,” said OHCHR Spokesperson Seif Magango. Immediate moratorium “We urge Kuwait and Singapore to immediately establish a moratorium on executions and join the more than 170 States that have so far abolished or introduced a moratorium on the death penalty… Read More
Europe 

During visit to Greece, UN official calls for enhanced refugee protection

Village Reporter
During the visit, Ms. Triggs mentioned that one of the worst shipwrecks in the Mediterranean happened just over a month ago.  Protecting refugee rights  “The Pylos tragedy and the other devastating tragedies in the Mediterranean underscore the primacy of saving lives and protecting the rights of people forced to flee. This was my message to the authorities,” she said.  She emphasized… Read More
Africa 

Kenyan President William Ruto condemns Niger coup

Village Reporter,
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday condemned the coup in Niger, calling the army takeover of the unstable jihadist-hit nation “a serious setback” for Africa. “On Wednesday Africa suffered a serious setback in its democratic gains as the aspirations of the people of Niger for constitutional democracy were subverted by an unconstitutional change of government that deposed Mohamed Bazoum, a… Read More
Africa 

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko arrested

Village Reporter,
Leading Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was arrested on Friday, members of his party and a senior security official told AFP, although no precise reasons were given. “Ousmane Sonko was arrested. There were armed police outside his house,” said Ousseynou Ly, a spokesman for Sonko’s PASTEF party. Djibril Gueye Ndiaye, the firebrand politician’s head of protocol, said the gendarmes (police)… Read More