WHO URGES UGANDA’S NEIGHBOURS TO PREPARE AGAINST EBOLA SPREAD

WHO URGES UGANDA’S NEIGHBOURS TO PREPARE AGAINST EBOLA SPREAD

Ekeomah Atuonwu The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on Wednesday, urging surrounding nations to improve their readiness as the arrival of Ebola in the capital of Uganda highlighted the high potential of further spread of the deadly virus. AEM reported that Uganda’s health ministry first declared the outbreak in September and the country has registered more than 150 confirmed […]

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 NIGERIA DISMISSES TERRORIST ATTACK WARNINGS BY U.S, FOREIGN AGENCIES

NIGERIA DISMISSES TERRORIST ATTACK WARNINGS BY U.S, FOREIGN AGENCIES

Ekeomah Atuonwu Heads of Nigerian security agencies told reporters during an emergency security conference with President Muhammadu Buhari that recent terror warnings from foreign missions for the country’s capital, Abuja, were “false” and “irresponsible.” However, security professionals are advising Nigerians to heed to the warnings. Shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, senior government officials, including the national security […]

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 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA

Ekeomah Atuonwu Long-term changes in temperature and weather are referred to as climate change. These changes might be brought on by natural processes, such oscillations in the solar cycle. However, since the 1800s, human activities have been the primary cause of climate change, mostly as a result of burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and […]

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 HUNDREDS OF STRANDED GHANAIANS REPATRIATED FROM UAE

HUNDREDS OF STRANDED GHANAIANS REPATRIATED FROM UAE

Ekeomah Atuonwu Over 450 Ghanaians who were stuck in the United Arab Emirates in August have reportedly been repatriated, according to Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement, the Ministry said the stranded persons “were misled by unscrupulous agents who promised non-existent jobs in Dubai and other parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).“ According […]

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 EQUATORIAL GUINEA DEPORTS CAMEROON MIGRANTS

EQUATORIAL GUINEA DEPORTS CAMEROON MIGRANTS

Ekeomah Atuonwu Several hundred Cameroonians, some of whom claim they were fleeing terrorist and rebel attacks at home, have reportedly been deported by Equatorial Guinea, according to Cameroon officials. The deportees, according to the government of Equatorial Guinea, were economic migrants. By the end of the year, 7,000 Cameroonians will have been deported. On Monday, hundreds of […]

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 MILLIONS OF AFRICANS AFFECTED BY DESTRUCTIVE FLOODING – UN

MILLIONS OF AFRICANS AFFECTED BY DESTRUCTIVE FLOODING – UN

Ekeomah Atuonwu Following the recent disastrous flooding in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Cameroon, the UN refugee agency warned that more than 3.4 million displaced people and their hosts urgently need assistance. Olga Sarrado, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), stated during a news conference in Geneva that over 1.3 million […]

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 SOUTH AFRICA: PROTESTS ERUPT AS GANG RAPE CASE IS DROPPED

SOUTH AFRICA: PROTESTS ERUPT AS GANG RAPE CASE IS DROPPED

Ekeomah Atuonwu Following the dismissal of charges against 14 men accused of gang raping and robbing female members of a film crew at an abandoned mine in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, women’s rights organizations in South Africa expressed their outrage and criticized police for what they believed to be shortcomings. According to state prosecutors, there […]

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