In a bid to address challenges that may arise as a result of the sudden relocation of international airlines from the old international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos to the recently commissioned terminal at the same airport, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has set up a five-man…
Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday said the African Union’s entry into the G20 will “give African interests and perspectives voice and visibility in this important body”. “With Africa poised to grow in the coming years, a seat will allow it to shape the decisions of G20 to ensure the continent’s interests are advanced. The…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his opening address to the G20 summit Saturday with his country nameplate labelled “Bharat” — an ancient Sanskrit word — in the biggest signal yet of a potential official change. The gesture came days after invitations to the summit dinner were sent out in the name of the “President…
Ceremonial gunfire rang out across the UK on Friday to mark the accession of King Charles III, as he paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death. The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun Accession salute in London’s Hyde Park, followed by a 62-gun salute from…
The African Union formally took its seat as a new member of the G20 Saturday at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The expansion of the bloc is a notable diplomatic victory for Modi, who faces national elections next year and has used hosting rights for this year’s forum to burnish his image…
The death toll for the Morocco earthquake has risen to 632, with 329 people injured, Morocco’s state-run TV station Al Aoula has said, citing the Ministry of Interior. Fifty-one people are in critical condition, Al Aoula said. More than 600 people have been killed after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, according…
The United Nations’ human rights chief has urged countries around the world “to follow Mexico’s example” and guarantee safe and legal access to abortion, after the Latin American nation decriminalized it earlier this week. The move “represents a major victory for women in Mexico in their decades-long struggle for their bodily autonomy and their sexual…
Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned some overseas sales of the grain, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. While global food prices eased in August, those of rice rose 9.8 percent compared to the previous month, “reflecting trade disruptions in the aftermath of a ban on…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $1 billion of aid during a surprise visit Wednesday to Ukraine, which suffered a Russian strike that killed at least 17 people at a market. The attack, which President Volodymyr Zelensky described as deliberate and “heinous”, drew international condemnation from the West, including accusations of war crimes. Projectiles…
Gabon’s former president Ali Bongo, who was ousted in a putsch, is free to leave the country and travel abroad the leader of the coup that toppled him said on Wednesday. “He has freedom of movement… and can travel abroad if he wishes,” general Brice Oligui Nguema said in a statement read on state television….
