Experts predict Nigeria’s population will hit 450 million by 2050 Nigeria’s population is expected to reach 450 million by 2050 unless current fertility rates are reduced, according to experts. Dr. Ejike Oji, Chairman of the Nigeria Family Planning Conference, observed that high fertility rates are a pressing concern in Nigeria, where the population expands by…
O’odua Stakeholders Council Joins in Call for Removal of CNS By Mohammad Inuwa. The President, O’odua Stakeholders Council OSC, Alhaji Bashir Olaosebikan has described the Nigerian Navy as an “Albatross” to the economy of Nigeria. A statement jointly signed and released on Saturday in Ibadan by the President of the group , Alhaji Bashiru Olaosebikan…
UNHCR launches $5.8 billion fundraising appeal for African refugees The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced it will raise $10 billion in 2025 to help millions of people around the world uprooted by war, persecution and natural disasters. About $5.8 billion of that amount will go to help refugees in Africa. Thus,…
Mauritius Prime Minister Assumes Finance Minister Role The prime minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam, who was sworn in this month after a landslide election victory, said on Friday he will keep the post of finance minister for himself to help keep the economy under close watch. “We are doing an audit of the economy to…
Sudan: Wad Ashib death toll hits 69 The death toll from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) siege of the town of Wad Ashib in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state has risen to 69, a local monitoring group said on Wednesday, with 42 people shot dead by the paramilitary force. The RSF stormed Wad Ashib late last…
Shoguel Maiga loses his job as Mali Prime Minister In an anticipated move, the Malian prime minister has been relieved of his duties along with his entire government. “The powers of the Prime Minister and members of the government have been terminated,” said a decree by Malian President Assimi Goita, which was read out on…
Namibia Set for Presidential Election Namibia will hold a presidential and parliamentary election on November 27, following the death of President Hage Geingob. His deputy, Nangolo Mbumba, is currently serving as interim president. This election could change the political landscape if the ruling SWAPO party loses power. Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the first female…
Minister: Education gaps fuel child soldier recruitment in DRC Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being forced into armed groups as a result of poverty and a lack of access to education, the country’s human rights minister has said. According to Chantal Chambu Mwavita these are usually vulnerable street children. “It is…
ICC gives 10-year sentence to former police chief for war crimes in Mali The International Criminal Court sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in the historic desert city of Timbuktu in the west African…
South Sudan to face severe food insecurity next year, UN says Almost 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, warns data from a United Nations-backed review. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) review published on Monday estimated…