A farmer from Burkina Faso who popularized an ancient farming technique to reverse desertification is among the winners of Sweden’s “alternative Nobel prize,” announced on Monday. Yacouba Sawadogo shared this year’s award with three Saudi human rights activists and an Australian agronomist. The 3 million Swedish crown ($341,800) prize honors people who find solutions to […]
Nigerian authorities said Monday they were looking for 12 sailors from a Swiss-registered cargo ship kidnapped by pirates over the weekend. The MV Glarus was attacked Saturday near the city of Port Harcourt on its way from Lagos. Shipowner Massoel Shipping said the pirates used long ladders, cutting through razor wire to capture a dozen […]
Three teenagers, including 6 women, were killed in a Cameroon government attack on Fako County in Southern Cameroons, witnesses told Cameroon Concord News on Monday. A council worker at the local mortuary in Buea reported seeing 14 dead bodies, including the three young boys and six women. Several Southern Cameroonians were injured in the attack […]
Croatia’s Luka Modric has been crowned the best FIFA Men’s Player for 2018, ending Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long hold on world football’s top player trophy. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez (C) poses for a photograph with his players during The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, on September 24, 2018 in London. (AFP) […]
The Italian government on Monday adopted a heavily-criticised security decree which will make it easier to expel migrants and strip them of Italian citizenship. The new bill is “a step forward to make Italy safer,” far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Facebook. It will help Italy “be stronger in the fight against the mafia […]
World leaders and heads of government delegations have gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the annual General Assembly – the highest organ of the UN structure. Presidents, Prime Ministers and leaders of delegations will be presenting their statements starting today – September 25. As part of coverage of proceedings, we present […]
Moscow on Monday announced new security measures to protect its military in Syria, including supplying the Syrian army with a new S-300 air defence system and jamming radars following the downing of a Russian plane last week. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that President Vladimir Putin has ordered additional security measures after a Syrian Soviet-era […]
Cameroon will head to the polls on October 7, to decide who will captain the country for another 7 years. According to an official list published by Elections Cameroon, 28 candidacy files were received by the commission that was charged with receiving files at the ELECAM headquarters and in Regional Delegations. The elections governing body, ELECAM, on August […]
Britain’s Labour Party is facing a huge choice at its annual conference – whether or not to back a new referendum that could halt the country’s impending departure from the European Union. Support from the main opposition party would be a major boost to campaigners for a second vote on Brexit. Ever since Britain voted […]
