insert_link Africa Suicide bombings in Nigeria: tactic is back after a four-year break – security researcher offers 3 possible reasons By Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia Nigeria’s first suicide bombing since 2020 took place in June 2024 with four coordinated attacks that killed at least 30 people. The attacks took place in Gwoza, a town in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. Gwoza was once the seat of the Islamic Caliphate declared by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. Boko Haram is an extremist sect which aims for […] today16 July, 2024
insert_link Africa Kenya’s digital divide: pastoralists are key to the country’s economy, but they’re being left behind By Job Mwaura, University of the Witwatersrand Information and communication technologies (ICTs) hold great potential to expand African economies. They include mobile banking platforms, internet-enabled communication devices and e-government services. All of these can enhance financial inclusion and improve services for citizens. Kenya’s mobile money transfer platform, M-Pesa, for instance, has given millions of people access to banking services. And Rwanda’s e-government platform has […] today16 July, 2024
insert_link Africa Pregnant Nigerian women need faster access to hospitals – technology helped us calculate travel times By Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Nigeria contributes 28% of the 280,000 maternal deaths and about 10% of almost two million stillbirths that occur annually across the globe. Evidence shows significantly higher odds of maternal deaths in urban Nigeria than in rural areas, especially in the south, due to poor road infrastructure, haphazardly built environments, traffic congestion and expanding informal settlements. According […] today16 July, 2024
insert_link Africa Gender apartheid: oppression of women should be made a crime against humanity – feminist academic explains why By Penelope Andrews, New York Law School Crimes against humanity are occurring with impunity around the globe; from Myanmar to Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. And yet, unlike international treaties for the crimes of genocide, torture, apartheid and forced disappearances, there isn’t a treaty specific to crimes against humanity. That lack is now being remedied. The International Law Commission, a UN expert body, has submitted […] today16 July, 2024
insert_link Africa UK Court Dismisses P&ID Appeal And Upholds Nigeria’s £43 Million Award A UK court has ruled in favour of Nigeria in an appeal filed by the Process & Industrial Development or P&ID challenging a previous ruling over what currency the payment of the legal costs incurred by Nigeria in a lawsuit involving the firm would be. This follows a judgment in December last year which dismissed an award of $11 billion damages to P & ID over a failed oil and […] today16 July, 2024
insert_link Africa Nigeria and UAE Agree to Resume Travel Amid Currency Settlement Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to resume travel between the two countries, announced Nigeria's information minister on Monday according to Reuters. The UAE halted visa issuance to Nigerians in 2022 when Emirates Airline suspended flights, citing challenges in repatriating funds from Nigeria. Nigeria's central bank has since resolved a backlog of approximately $137 million in foreign exchange owed to international airlines. today16 July, 2024
insert_link Africa Suspected Serial Killer Arrested in Kenya After Confessing to 42 Murders A suspected serial killer, Collins Jumaisi, was arrested in Kenya after the discovery of several bodies at a quarry in Nairobi according to Reuters reports. The 33-year-old, who lived near the quarry in the Mukuru neighborhood, confessed to killing 42 women, including his wife. Acting head of police, Douglas Kanja Kirocho, reported that nine bodies have been recovered from the quarry so far. today16 July, 2024
insert_link Africa Gambia MPs uphold ban on female genital mutilation Gambian lawmakers voted this afternoon to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate and international pressure. Legislators killed the bill by voting against all the proposed amendments to the 2015 text that would have decriminalised the practice. Rights groups and the United Nations had urged MPs to reject the bill, saying it […] today15 July, 2024
insert_link Africa Somalia cafe attack kills nine during Euro final The death toll from a car bombing at a cafe in Somalia's capital Mogadishu that was packed with football fans watching the the Euro 2024 final has risen to nine, security sources said today. Witnesses described scenes of panic and chaos after the powerful blast late Sunday, with people scrambling for safety and the main entrance to the cafe destroyed by the blaze. Mohamed Yusuf, an official […] today15 July, 2024
