Thirteen Nigerian nationals were arrested in Italy in an operation targeting an alleged human trafficking ring, Italian police said on Thursday. All of the suspects were variously charged with the induction of people into slavery and prostitution, human trafficking, and illegal immigration. At least seven women were among those arrested. The operation was coordinated by […]

On Wednesday, June 7, the Turkish media wrote that Parliament voted to deploy 5,000 troops in the Turkish military base in Qatar – Ankara’s only base in the Middle East. Doha is believed to be Turkey’s traditional ally, and it would be surprising if the Turkish authorities pledged their support to Saudi Arabia and its […]

On the sidelines of the European Development Days, Dr Boubou Cissé, Minister of the Economy and Finance of the Republic of Mali, and Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), signed a EUR 50 million agreement to finance development of the drinking water supply and sanitation network of the city of Bamako. This loan […]

The Ouaka River splits the city in two, with one part predominantly Christian, the other mainly Muslim. Bambari has been calm over recent months, its numerous ethnic and religious groups living relatively peacefully, side by side. In February, the UN stabilisation mission, MINUSCA, declared Bambari a “city without arms”, strengthening the perception of it as […]

Anytime we hear the word ‘’tourist’’ or ‘’tourism’’, we tend to look far away from us. A trip outside our country or spending time in a distant town is what we begin to imagine. Sometimes, we even go as far as thinking about specific tourist sites and popular destinations. Tourism however, isn’t limited to such […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of “Parental Glory” to Valeriy and Tatiana Novik, Jehovah’s Witnesses from Karelia, who raised eight children, during a ceremony in Moscow at the Kremlin. The Order of “Parental Glory” was instituted by presidential decree in May 2008. Russia awards this honor to parents who have raised at least seven […]

Exclusive information reaching our investigative reporter who is live in Owerri Imo State reveals that the Union has launched a fresh move indicated in a fresh letter written to convene a congress of all union members to force the embattled Medical Director who had been alleged to have committed grave infractions since assuming office. A […]

President Ali Bongo Ondimba announced on Monday, in a speech delivered at the United Nations headquarters, that his government has created a network of 20 marine protected areas in Gabon, consisting of nine marine parks and 11 aquatic reserves covering 26% of Gabon’s territorial waters. “As I have often argued, we cannot approach sustainable management solely […]

During ESPS Galicia’s counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia, EU NAVFOR’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Rafael Fernández-Pintado Muñoz-Rojas, took the opportunity to visit the EU NAVFOR Montenegrin maritime protection team that is currently on board the World Food Programme (WFP) ship, MV Esbjerg. A key role for Operation Atalanta is to protect WFP ships […]

The issue of cheating in the BECE will stay with us for a very long time. Many of the supposed solutions that are supposed to curb this unfortunate act rather seem to be the means through which students cheat ‘effectively’. Some of the solutions are that the papers must be brought from one location and […]

It has been a while since UK singer/songwriter/producer Fola has dropped visuals for any of his music, which is why if he was to drop one, it better be impressive – and impressive it is. Fola’s new single Down 4 Me Feat Tashana has it’s own visual and it’s clean. Creatively directed by Fola, the singer […]

Apart from the positive impact as a leading economic frontier and the fastest growing sector, tourism also accounts for 5-12% of global greenhouse emissions through related activities such as travel, adventure and comfort amenities. Although most stakeholders are aware of this fact, most are quite uncertain of curbing measures that they can adopt to ease […]

Meetings with civil society organizations will also provide an opportunity to take stock of progresses and challenges related to the situation of economic, social and cultural rights that are inseparable from civil and political rights. During his visit, the Independent Expert will meet with members of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, representatives of non-governmental organizations […]

Having been to Cologne, Bremen and Dortmund, the students and their teachers told Ambassador P.S. Sizani about their interests, aims, activities, inspirational workshops and their warm reception by their German host families Within the framework of the partnership between Schulzentrum Blumental and Orlando Secondary High School, a group of eight highly inspired youth from Soweto, […]

Access Power (“Access”), a developer, owner and operator of renewable power projects in emerging markets in partnership with EREN Renewable Energy a global independent power producer, are delighted to announce the three winners of the 2017 US$7 million Access Co-Development Facility (ACF) – an innovative funding and support platform for renewable energy projects in Africa. […]

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (“ICD”), the private sector arm of IDB Group, and Agib Bank Ltd have entered into a Joint Strategic Collaboration to finance private sector entities in The Gambia. On behalf of the CEO of ICD, Mr Khaled Al Aboodi, Mr. Mohammed Alammari, Director of Internal Audit […]

The €9.2 million, four-year programme will support participating countries in developing joint planning, coordination, communication and IT infrastructure at a national, regional and interregional level. Nineteen coastal countries stretching from Senegal to Angola have started working together in a joint effort at fighting crime at sea. The European Union project, Gulf of Guinea Interregional Network […]

The Zambian government plans to come up with a local content strategy aimed at encouraging mining firms to buy equipment and other supplies from local firms, a senior official said Wednesday. Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Christopher Yaluma said the strategy will see more local firms benefiting from foreign mining firms and allow the […]

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to publish the World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) – Trends for Women 2017. The new report will be released on Wednesday, 14 June. It will provide figures and analysis on women in the labour market, including the huge economic benefits that could be made by closing gender gaps. […]

Mr. President, my name is Lance Corporal Daniel Kwofie with a service number 44679 but I am popularly known as Ahanta Apemenyimheneba Kwofie III in social media circles and other electronic media outlets. I was formerly stationed at Peki in the Volta Region but has recently been transferred to the National Police Headquarters, Accra. In […]