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DPRK missile launch ‘latest in a series of alarming activities’ – UN political chief  

Village Reporter
Citing the DPRK’s official news agency and various government sources, Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors that at around 10:15 am local time, the so-called Hwasong-17 missile flew a distance of 1,000 km at an altitude of approximately 6,100 km.    “It is reportedly the first successful test of the DPRK’s largest and most powerful missile, capable of reaching all of North America”,… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

SA top court orders ex-President Zuma’s return to jail

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– – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday ordered that former President Jacob Zuma be sent back to prison to serve his 15-month jail term. The court upheld an earlier ruling that stated that Zuma’s medical parole was unlawful. “On any conceivable basis, the commissioner’s decision was unlawful and unconstitutional. The high court was correct to set it… Read More
Europe 

Overnight blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant are ‘playing with fire!’ – UN nuclear chief

Village Reporter
In a statement issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that that blasts yesterday evening and again this morning further underlined “the urgent need for measures to help prevent a nuclear accident there”. “As I have said many times before, you’re playing with fire!”. Renewed shelling In what appeared to be renewed shelling… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Equatorial Guinea: Nguema to extend 43-year rule as voters go to the polls

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– – Equatorial Guinea‘s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is seeking to extend his time in office as voters go to the polls on Sunday. Obiang Nguema is the world’s longest-serving president staying in power for 43 years. Over 400,000 people out of the 1.5 million population registered to vote in this year’s general election. Voters will also be electing 100… Read More
Europe 

From the Field: In Ukraine, ‘I have grown used to the endless fear’

Village Reporter
Viktoriya Hrubas is a Public Information Officer with the UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, and she’s been giving her firsthand account of what it has been like to serve, and suffer, alongside her fellow Ukrainians. © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi “Nobody is prepared to go through war”, she admits, despite her wide experience as a humanitarian providing emergency aid to those in… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

The world’s oldest pupil dies in Kenya

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– – The world oldest pupil has died in Kenya. Priscilla Sitienei died peacefully at home at the age of 100, her family said. “Gogo”, which means grandmother in the local Kalenjin language, was what Ms Sitienei was affectionately called by many. Her grandson Sammy Chepsiror, told Kenya’s The Standard newspaper “She died peacefully in the presence of some family… Read More
Africa World 

WITNESS: A masculinity project for 2022 International Men Day

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– – Fifty men from across Ghana’s Greater Accra and Takoradi in the Western Region have shared, revealed and highlighted what violence they had witnessed by men towards women, and how what they witnessed shaped and impacted them as men. The findings from these moving exchanges are for WITNESS, a masculinity project for 2022’s International Men Day, a global annual… Read More
Africa Business World 

What you need to know about the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative

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– – The AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) is the latest development designed to boost trade in the Africa’s continent-wide free trade zone. The GTI was launched in October 2022 with the aim of testing meaningful, continuous trade under AfCFTA and to assist in the development of regional value chains that will allow for more climate-friendly, sustainable trade across the… Read More
Africa Ghana Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Ghana withdraws travel advisory against Nigerian trips

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– – Ghana has made a u-turn about an advisory note it issued to its nationals against travelling to Nigeria. The country’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs earlier cautioned Ghanaians against making non-essential travels to Abuja. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said this was due to high level of terrorism and armed conflict among others. It also attributed the situation… Read More
Africa World 

Opinion: How will economic downturn affect health investment in the Africa?

Elwin Mandowa, , , , ,
– – At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was primed for a substantial increase in health and biotech spending and investment. Governments and the private sector alike promised to dedicate funding so that they would be adequately prepared for the next pandemic if or when it came. Over the course of 2020 and 2021, those promises appeared… Read More
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