Insecurity In Nigeria: Nigerian Leaders Fail To Prioritize The Safety Of Its Citizens

By Ojukwu Emmanuel

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Tigray authorites accuse Ethiopia of 'befuddling' international community over food aid truce

The transitional authority of Tigray has accused the Ethiopia of attempting to hoodwink the international community into believing that it has immediately facilitated a "temporary cessation of hostilities" to allow humanitarian aid to flow into Tigray.
#tigray #ethiopia

'Civilians killed, wounded or displaced a daily occurrence in DRC' - humanitarian agencies

An estimated 400 civilians have been killed and 83 000 displaced from the gold-rich Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022, humanitarian agencies say. The United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said "civilians being killed, wounded or displaced have become a daily occurrence".
#drc #congo #unitednations

Zimplats to plough $80m into one of Zim's largest mines after collapse and reconstruction

Impala Platinum's Zimbabwe unit Zimplats is going to plough more than $80 million into its Bimha mine just after completing a nearly $100 million reconstruction project there following a major collapse eight years ago.
#zimplats #zimbabwe #bimhamine

Absolute chaos! Fuming Nigeria fans raid pitch to attack Ghana players

After losing to Ghana yesterday on away goal rules, thousands of Nigeria fans took to the field in anger to attack the Ghana players and destroy stadium equipment. According to Nigerian publication Punch, prior to taking to the field fans threw objects at the Ghanaian players after the final whistle.

Ethereum founder is backing Zambia’s bid to be Africa’s tech hub

Zambia may be better known for mining copper than crypto, but a group of young entrepreneurs are looking to reinvent the country as an African technology hub - with support from Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin.
#ethereum #zambia #vitalikbuterin

Ethiopian Air Force accounts for 304 civilian deaths, 373 injuries in Tigray since December

At least 300 people have died and more than 350 have been injured between November last year and February this year in multiple airstrikes carried out by the Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) in Tigray and the Afar region, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.
#ethiopianairforce #tigray

Gunmen attack passenger train in northwest Nigeria

Gunmen attacked a passenger train in northwest Nigeria Monday night, opening fire after detonating explosives on the track, but were repelled by troops without causing casualties, a security source and friends of passengers told AFP.
#gunmen #nigeria #attack

Senegal's water-stressed capital faces difficult future

Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the middle of the night hoping to collect water from their taps, which mostly run dry. "We wake up at 4 or 5 am to get water, says Sidy Fall, 44, in her kitchen in a working-class neighbourhood, filled with large bottles of stored water.
#senegal #water

Hotel, choppers seized as Zambia steps up anti-graft drive

President Hakainde Hichilema took office last year with the kind of anti-corruption promises that Zambians have learned to take with a grain of salt. This week, those promises became more real. Two former ministers were arrested within 48 hours of each other, including ex-justice minister Given Lubinda, who now leads the party that lost to Hichilema's.
#zambia #lubinda #hakaindehichilema