USAID boss to visit Ethiopia in push for aid access
The head of the US aid agency (USAID), Samantha Power, will next week visit Ethiopia to push for more aid to be allowed into conflict-hit Tigray region. Ms Power will meet government officials to seek a solution to the lack of humanitarian aid to those affected by the nine-month conflict. On Thursday, UN humanitarian chief […]
Arrest warrant on Ivory Coast’s Simone Gbagbo lifted
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has lifted an international arrest warrant against former Ivory Coast first lady Simone Gbagbo. She was facing accusations of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis – after her husband’s refusal to hand over power to Alassane Ouattara, who won the 2010 election. The ICC said “the […]
Banned Nigerian athletes hold protest in Tokyo
A group of Nigerian athletes – who were ruled ineligible to compete at the Olympics in Tokyo – have held a protest in the Japanese city. On Wednesday, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) ruled that a total of 20 competitors, including 10 from Nigeria, would be unable to take part in the competition because of non-compliance […]
Malawi president defends daughter’s diplomatic job
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera says it is “unfair” to criticise him for appointing his daughter as a diplomat. “I have made over 2,000 appointments in the civil service, and Malawians have a problem with only one person – my daughter, who is going to Brussels as a diplomat. Why? I’m very disappointed. It’s unfair,” Mr […]
