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African countries begin to lift Covid-19 restrictions

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– – Many African countries have started lifting their Covid-19 restrictions to further make life easier for citizens and return them normalcy. There have been Covid-19 restrictions such as mandatory wearing of masks, quarantining persons that test positive, lockdowns on communities considered hot spot among others. Last week Kenya announced that it has lifted all restrictions imposed to curb the… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine war: $100 billion in infrastructure damage, and counting

Village Reporter
UNDP warned that if the conflict drags on – and if more support to the country is not forthcoming quickly – it could wreck almost two decades of economic progress. In addition to dire development setbacks, the UN agency explained that the environment is expected to suffer, while societal inequalities are likely increase. Peace call To help prevent these shocks… Read More
Europe 

International Court orders Russia to ‘immediately suspend’ military operations in Ukraine

Village Reporter
By a vote of 13 to two, with Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian of Russia and Judge Xue Hanqin of China dissenting, the ICJ ruled that Russia “shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February.” The court’s ruling – the first such verdict handed down by the ‘world court’ since the Russian invasion began – is in response to a… Read More
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Ghana: Social activist arrested over coup comment granted bail

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– – Ghanaian social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been granted bail by a court in the capital Accra. Baker-Vormawor who is the Convener for the #FixTheCountry movement was granted bail by a judge to the tune of ¢2 million, an equivalent of almost $280,000. The Cambridge University PhD student is to provide 2 sureties one of whom should deposit documents… Read More
Africa World 

Ukraine war: Food shortage looms in Africa

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– – There is a looming food shortage in some African countries over the Russia- Ukraine war. The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has warned that Russia’s war against Ukraine could lead to what he called “a hurricane of hunger” and food insecurity worldwide. He said many African and poorer countries relied heavily on Russian and Ukrainian wheat production,… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine war creating a child refugee almost every second: UNICEF

Village Reporter
“We have now reached three million mark in terms of movements of people out of Ukraine to neighbouring countries. And among these people there are some 157,000 third-country nationals,” said Paul Dillon, spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), speaking in Geneva. More than 3 million people have fled #Ukraine because of the #war in the last 20 days.… Read More
Pacific 

Myanmar: ‘Appalling’ violations demand ‘unified and resolute international response’

Village Reporter
In a new report warning that serious rights abuses uncovered in Myanmar may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, appealed to the international community to take “concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence” there. The report’s findings indicate that military and security forces bombarded populated areas with airstrikes… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan: Food insecurity and malnutrition threaten ‘an entire generation’

Village Reporter
Ramiz Alakbarov, who also serves as Deputy Special Representative, issued a statement saying that acute hunger in the country rose from 14 million in July, to 23 million in March, forcing households to resort to “desperate measures” to put food on the table. “Unacceptable trade-offs have caused untold suffering, reduced the quality, quantity, and diversity of food available, led to… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: ‘We need peace now’ declares Guterres, warning of global hunger meltdown

Village Reporter
Secretary-General António Guterres addressed correspondents outside the Security Council chamber in New York, and said that with each passing hour in Ukraine, the death and destruction is getting worse: “Whatever the outcome, this war will have no winners, only losers.” Ukraine is on fire and being decimated before the eyes of the world. This tragedy must stop. We need an… Read More
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