Author: Jamichael Tolbert

Russian House in Dhaka (formerly the Russian Cultural Centre), in cooperation with the National Museum and the Liberation War Affairs Academy, organized an event dedicated to Bangladesh’s 53rd anniversary of independence, ahead of Independence Day on March 26. At the beginning of the ceremony, a minute’s silence was observed to pay respect to the memory of all the martyrs of the Great War of Liberation and to express sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragic terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow on March 22. Twenty-six freedom fighters from different districts of Bangladesh…

All men in Russia are required to do a year-long military service, or equivalent training during higher education, from the age of 18. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens for statutory military service, a document posted on the Kremlin’s website showed on Sunday (31 March). All men in Russia are required to do a year-long military service, or equivalent training during higher education, from the age of 18. In July Russia’s lower house of parliament voted to raise the maximum age at which men can be conscripted to 30…

Maldivian politician Zahid Rameez and minister Mariyam Shiuna’s racist remarks targeting Indians and mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for pitching Lakshadweep as a tourist destination has triggered widespread condemnation. #BoycottMaldives began trending on social media and several Indians, including celebrities, claimed to have cancelled their planned trips to the island nation. Several users shared photos of picturesque Lakshadweep islands and celebrities promoted Indian tourism in reaction to the anti-India barbs by Maldivian leaders. Bollywood actor John Abraham took to X and recommended visiting Lakshadweep islands. “With the amazing Indian hospitality, the idea of “Atithi Devo Bhava” and a vast marine life to explore. Lakshwadeep…

The University of Lagos has denied that five fake professors, among those purportedly discovered by the National Universities Commission (NUC), are from the university. This is contained in a statement by the university’s Head of the Communication Unit, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, issued to journalists on Saturday night. She was reacting to information in some sections of the media that the NUC had uncovered about 100 professors spread across some Nigerian universities, including the University of Lagos. Mrs Alaga-Ibraheem described the report as unsubstantiated and urged the public to disregard it. “The attention of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Management has been drawn…

The Leicester City star is recovering from an injury, but he should be fit before the AFCON begins  The Nigeria Football Federation have revealed that Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho is still recovering from an injury, but he will link up with the team before they travel to Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations next week, Soccernet.ng reports. The Super Eagles will be looking to claim their fourth AFCON crown when they travel to Ivory Coast later this year. Coach Jose Peseiro named a 25-man list for the competition, and Leicester City stars Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi made the…

The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger recommended on Friday (Dec. 01) creating a confederation as part of a long-term goal of uniting the West African neighbours within a federation. The top diplomats of the Alliance of Sahel States met in Bamako for two days. Their discussions aimed to flesh out the workings of the new alliance, with the ministers emphasising the importance of diplomacy, defence and development “to consolidate political and economic integration”. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said the recommendations will be submitted to each head of state, who are due to meet in Bamako at an unspecified…

The development of economic and trade relations between Tunisia and Türkiye was the focus of a meeting held in Istanbul between Minister of Trade and Export Development, Kalthoum Ben Rejeb, and her Turkish counterpart, Ömer Bolat, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Trade on Monday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the two ministers’ participation in the Türkiye-Africa Economic and Business Forum (TABEF), which took place in Istanbul on October 12-13. Ben Rejeb stressed the need to combine efforts to reduce the imbalance in the bilateral trade balance through a possible revision of the…

Six months after tensions between rival Sudanese generals ignited a devastating war, thousands lie dead, millions are displaced, and the once-thriving capital, Khartoum, is a shadow of its past glory. When the first bombs fell on April 15, the capital’s residents looked on in terror as entire neighborhoods were razed and essential services were paralyzed, exacerbating their misery. Those who could escape the bloodshed and destruction rushed to the Red Sea coast about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) to the east. Port Sudan, now home to Sudan’s only functioning airport, became a sanctuary for fleeing civilians and a transit hub for…

In a move terrible for human rights, the European Union Commission announced on Friday it will go ahead with a controversial deal on migration control, reached in July, by imminently releasing 67 million euros to Tunisia despite an absence of any specific human rights guarantees for migrants and asylum seekers, or any indication the EU has evaluated whether the funds would make the bloc complicit in abuses. The deal – about which the EU’s diplomatic chief, Germany’s foreign minister, and others expressed unease – pledged financial support for migration management, among other areas, to Tunisia, effectively in exchange for Tunisia preventing boats carrying migrants and asylum…

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a timely project aimed at addressing global risks, said Egypt’s former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf. “The BRI is a timely initiative. Chinese initiatives are essential for humanity. They address global threats and promote the (building of a) community with a shared future,” Sharaf told Xinhua in a recent interview in Cairo. In the past years, Sharaf has paid close attention to China’s development and studied the concepts and initiatives proposed by China in the past decade. Sharaf is very familiar with the numbers about the initiative. “It is important to keep in mind…