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Sudan protest hub: ‘Legitimacy can’t come from barrel of gun’ – Germany
on: by Ismail M. Usman
The United Nations Security Council called an emergency meeting to discuss events in Sudan after a deadly attack by security forces on protesters in Khartoum on Monday. One of the biggest pronouncements from the stakeout of the session was by the
After 16 years, Baghdad’s Green Zone reopens to the public
on: by Fernil News
Baghdad’s Green Zone area, the heavily fortified strip on the west bank of the Tigris River, reopened to the public Tuesday after 16 years — a move meant to portray increased confidence in the country’s overall security situation after years of
U.S. Government Blended-Finance Fund to Empower Women in Developing Markets
on: by Fernil News
Today at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Netherlands, the U.S. Government made substantial commitments to drive women’s economic empowerment in developing markets. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced $500,000 in funding and $100,000 in technical assistance to the
His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn van Oranje wants to make the Netherlands “a unicorn nation”
on: by Fernil News
As a leading innovation nation, the Netherlands wants to play a bigger role in developing solutions for a better world and building companies that can make a positive impact on a global scale. To ensure this, the Dutch government today launched
Thousands protest Trump’s visit, policies in London
on: by Fernil News
Thousands of people protested in central London on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pomp-laden state visit to Britain, but numbers were far down from the tens of thousands who gathered to oppose his visit last year. Protesters waved witty and
GSS commences population trial census today
on: by Radia Sambare
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will today, Monday commence the 2020 population and housing census trial in three selected districts across the country. The districts comprise Dormaa West in the Bono Region, Bunkprugu in the North East Region and Accra Metropolitan
Qatar says it has reservations about Arab statements on Iran
on: by Ismail M. Usman
Qatar said on Sunday it has reservations about hardline statements on Iran made at emergency summits of Gulf and wider Arab states called by Saudi Arabia, becoming the second Arab country to reject the statement following Iraq, Reuters reports. Qatar’s foreign minister, Sheikh
Nigerian first lady bemoans high rates of bandit attacks
on: by Ismail M. Usman
Nigeria’s first lady Aisha Buhari has expressed concern over the high incidence of bandits attacks in the country, urging security agencies to quickly put an end to insecurity challenges. The wife of the president expressed the concern on Saturday in the