Africa Business Nigeria News and Headlines World 

Dangote’s oil refinery to begin production in last quarter of 2022

– – Dangote’s oil refinery plant will begin production by the fourth quarter of 2022, Group Executive Devakumar Edwin has said. The 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) plant is being built in Nigeria was to become operational by 2019 but that deadline delayed. In 2018 when it was projected that the plant will only become operational in 2022, Edwin rejected… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Ethiopia: Reports of ethnic cleansing in western Tigray zone

– – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone are alleged to have committed widespread abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020. In a report released on Wednesday, two human rights groups, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said the abuses amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Ethiopian authorities have severely restricted access and… Read More
OP-ED Russia 

RUSSIA: THE LATEST VICTIM TO READYMADE MEDIA WAR PROPAGANDA

By Alimamy Bakarr Sankoh President Vladimir Putin of Russia: “People in some countries protest against me and call me killer, but they don’t see that I am at war with Nazis. I don’t rebuke those who are against me today, because people are not guilty. Some media has been able to trick people with their lies and provoke them against… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: Secretary-General calls for probe into Bucha killings

Images have emerged of bodies found in streets and in yards in the wake of Russian withdrawal from the area following weeks of intense fighting, according to international media reports. I am deeply shocked by the images of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine. It is essential that an independent investigation leads to effective accountability. — António Guterres (@antonioguterres) April 3,… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa: DJ Black Coffee hailed for winning first Grammy

– – South Africa’s DJ Black Coffee has been congratulated for winning his first Grammy award on Sunday. He is being hailed for winning the best dance/electronic music album category for his Subconsciously album. The Subconsciously album is the seventh studio album by the South African DJ and music producer. It was released on February 5, 2021, by Soulstic Music.… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

South Sudan: Political rivals agree to form unified army

– – In a move that could signal a significant approach towards ensuring a sustainable peace deal, South Sudan’s political rivals have now agreed to form a unified armed forces command. Officials representing President Salva Kiir and his first Vice-President Riek Machar signed the deal on Sunday to fulfil a key pillar of 2018 peace agreement. Major General Martin Abucha,… Read More
Europe 

First Person: A first in psychological aid, for Ukraine refugees in Poland

Mlyny is a small town in southeastern Poland, approximately eight kilometres from the border with Ukraine. The otherwise quiet village has become one of the main points of entry for the over two million people who have arrived in the country since the start of the war.  Ukrainians living abroad, third-country nationals, and local and international volunteers, have rushed to… Read More
Russia 

Talking Blues: Only the dead have seen the end of war

By Mapwiya Muulupale Oblivious to Sun Tzu’s advice in The Art of War exhorting warriors that the supreme art of war means subduing the enemy without firing a single shot, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ill-advisedly invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. About a week earlier, in an onstage conversation at the Munich Security Conference between Christiane Amanpour and Ukrainian President… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s President assents to e-levy bill as panic withdrawals surge

– – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has signed the country’s controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) bill into law paving way for its implementation. The country’s parliament on Tuesday passed the bill popularly referred to as E-levy to cover electronic transactions including mobile money transfers and payments. The passage in parliament though was done amid a walkout by opposition lawmakers who have… Read More
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