In Nigeria their top judge, Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, was banned from holding office because of falsely declaring his assets. He was originally suspended by Nigerian President weeks before the presidential election, this then prompted allegations of interference in judicial matters by the president. I believe that the president should not have interfered in these judicial matters, especially weeks before… Read more »
For the simulation I was a part of the UNHCR, so we were serving as mediators for the most part trying to get a deal done between Budan and Gilbia. I was only there for the second day of the simulation. Throughout the second day our group’s main focus was to accomplish a short term deal between Budan and Gilbia… Read more »
Abuja, Nigeria – Four years ago, several members of Abdullahi Muhammad’s family were killed, setting off a series of events that led him to become an outspoken critic of the government. Now 32, Muhammad, a member of the country’s Shia Muslim minority, says he would give his life “to fight tyranny”. In 2015, he had travelled to Nigeria’s northwestern city of… Read more »
Nigeria‘s top judge has been sacked by a tribunal that found him guilty of falsely declaring his assets. Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen was banned from office for 10 years on Thursday and ordered to forfeit any assets he could not account for to the state. Onnoghen’s suspension in January by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, just weeks before a presidential election, prompted allegations of… Read more »
Unidentified gunmen abducted two Cuban doctors and shot dead a police officer near Kenya’s border with Somalia, Kenyan media reported on Friday. The Daily Nation said the attackers drove off with the doctors, who are employed by the Kenyan government, after the shooting in Mandera in the northeast of the country. KTN News said police suspected the doctors and their abductors,… Read more »
KINSHASA, Thirty-seven bodies have been recovered after another boat sinking in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Tuesday, a week after a vessel capsized with nearly 130 people on board. Sixteen survivors were found near the spot where the boat sunk on a river in the country’s east on April 9, acting governor Papy Omeonga Tchopa of Maniema province… Read more »
This article discusses how Senegal’s Macky Sall has just started his second term as Senegal’s President. Macky Sall used optimism as a tool in his inauguration speech, saying that economically Senegal is on the come up. A main talking point in his speech was Senegal’s plan to enter the hydrocarbons sector in 2021-22 because of their two new oil and… Read more »
Macky Sall has embarked on his second term as Senegal‘s president pledging “constructive” dialogue with the opposition and reforms to spur development. Clad in a navy blue suit, Sall on Tuesday swore “before God and before the nation” to serve the people as several visiting African leaders looked on. The 57-year-old leader chose the new city of Diamniadio, some 32km from the… Read more »
The 35-year-old U.S. woman and her local driver were abducted when a safari group was ambushed in Queen Elizabeth National Park, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo. The assailants have demanded $500,000 for their release. Authorities said the victims are believed to still be in Uganda. Miha Logar, a tourism operator who has worked in the region for nearly two decades,… Read more »
The Nigerian government has criticised Saudi Arabia for executing a Nigerian woman for drug-related cases, describing the act as pathetic. According to the Saudi Interior Ministry, a Nigerian woman, two Pakistani men and a Yemeni man were charged for drug trafficking, and executed having been found guilty. The recent execution brought the number of people executed this year to 53. Speaking… Read more »