Regional Solidarity: Central African Republic President Attends President Tinubu’s Inauguration By Boniface Ihiasota, USA In a show of regional solidarity and diplomatic relations, His Excellency Faustin-Archange Touadéra, the President of the Central African Republic (CAR), embarked on a visit to Nigeria to attend the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu….
Drama, Controversy as Nigerian Officials Involved in Evacuation Flee Sudan By Boniface Ihiasota, USA The fate of many Nigerians who are stranded in Sudan remains uncertain due to controversies surrounding the evacuation process. According to Daily Trust, quoting a source familiar with the evacuation exercise said some of the Nigerians scheduled to be evacuated were…
US Evacuates American Diplomats, Families from Sudan U.S. special operations forces successfully evacuated American diplomats and their families from the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum early Sunday. The operation took less than an hour, officials said. France announced later Sunday that it is also evacuating its diplomatic personnel from Khartoum. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
Pope Francis Calls for Dialogue as Violence Continues in Sudan By Boniface Ihiasota, USA Pope Francis has urged for a dialogue between warring military factions in Sudan, as a violent outbreak of fighting enters its second week. Speaking during traditional Sunday prayers in Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, the pontiff expressed his concerns about the…
Meet Fedha: Kuwait’s First AI News Presenter Takes the Stage By Boniface Ihiasota, USA A Kuwaiti media outlet has introduced an artificial intelligence-generated virtual news presenter named “Fedha”, with plans to use her to read online news bulletins. Fedha made her debut on the Twitter account of the Kuwait News website as an image of…
Africa Tours: Harris Kamala Arrives Tanzania By Boniface Ihiasota, USA U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has Thursday visited Tanzania, where she praised the country’s recent democratic reforms and encouraged the government’s efforts towards a more inclusive and democratic society. Accompanied by Tanzania’s first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Harris commended the lifting of a ban…
Comcern as British Passport Workers to Strike for Five Weeks By Boniface Ihiasota, USA The British passport office faces significant disruption as over 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union prepare to go on strike for five weeks from April 3 to May 5. Excel Magazine International gathered that the strike is part…
Putin’s Unilateral Cease-Fire In Ukraine Is Scheduled To Begin At 9:00 GMT on Friday, a short-term unilateral Russian ceasefire that President Vladimir Putin imposed during the Orthodox Christmas holiday was supposed to go into effect in Ukraine. The truce is scheduled to continue until 2100 GMT on Saturday. Ukraine has denounced it as a meaningless…
Ukrainian Missile Strikes Eliminate 63 Russian Soldiers Scores of Russian soldiers were killed when Ukrainian missiles struck a building in the occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine on New Year’s Day, according to Russian authorities. “The Kiev regime struck with six rockets of the U.S.-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system at the point of temporary deployment…
Why Canada Prohibits Foreigners From Purchasing Real Estate Following an increase in real estate market values, the Canadian government has made it illegal for foreigners to purchase property in the nation. The law was passed by the North American nation after the Covid-19 pandemic began, but it became effective on Sunday, January 1, 2023. Canada…