‘Happiest man’ Kere first African to win Pritzker Prize

Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere has become the first African to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honour.
#burkinafaso #diebedo #franciskere

Spike in migrants under 18 reaching Italy from Tunisia

A record number of irregular migrants under 18 years old reached Italy from Tunisia last year, more than quadrupling in four years, a rights group said Wednesday.
#migrants #tunisia #italy

UK Suspends Student, Work Visa Applications In Nigeria

The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria has announced the temporary suspension of study, work and family visa applications. It explained this was because the priority has been placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
#unitedkingdom #workvisa #ukraine

Allen Onyema’s Company, Springfield Aviation Dissolved In U.S

Authorities in the U.S. state of Georgia have dissolved Springfield Aviation Company LLC allegedly used for bank fraud and money laundering by the CEO and Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema. The company, incorporated and based in Georgia State, is said to have been deficient in filing its annual registration, after the U.S. Department of Justice filed charges against its principals, including Mr Onyema in 2019.
#allenonyema #us #springfield

Mali's military killed dozens of civilians in wave of violence, rights group says

Soldiers in Mali have been responsible for killing at least 71 civilians since early December, a leading rights group said in a report on Tuesday. Mali's military government contested the findings by New York-based Human Rights Watch.
#mali #malimilitary

Troubled Somalia elections hit new snag

Somalia failed to conclude elections for the lower house of parliament by a deadline Tuesday, marking the latest hitch in a deeply troubled process to appoint a new president.
#somalia #farmarjo

Somaliland’s leader makes pitch for autonomy in Washington

The leader of Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Somaliland has urged the international community to recognize his territory’s quest for independence, saying negotiations with Somalia had failed.
#somaliland #somalia

7 Children Die While Escaping Bandit Attack In Katsina state Nigeria

No fewer than 11 persons mostly elderly women were abducted by the gunmen while on their way to join other residents, who earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village came under attack by a group of gunmen suspected to be bandits.
#children #bandits

Six men arrested in Botswana after robbery at SADC offices

After a two-month investigation, Botswana police have arrested six men for allegedly robbing the Southern African Development Community (SADC) of property worth R625 000.
#botswana #sadc

Ambush and reprisals in western Ethiopia kill 64 says rights body

At least 53 people have died in western Ethiopia after an unidentified armed group attacked a civilian convoy and its military escort in a region plagued by ethnic violence.
#ethiopia #ethnicviolence