Author: Karah Walker

As Congress continues to delay aid and Volodymyr Zelensky replaces his top commander, military experts debate the possible outcomes. Long before it was reported, at the end of January, that Volodymyr Zelensky had decided to replace his popular Army chief, Valery Zaluzhny, the Ukrainian counter-offensive of 2023 had devolved from attempted maneuvers to mutual recriminations. The arrows pointed in multiple directions: Zelensky seemed to think that his commander-in-chief was being defeatist; Zaluzhny, that his President was refusing to face facts. And there were arguments, too, between Ukraine and its allies. In a two-part investigation in the Washington Post, in early December, U.S. officials…

Dec 16 (APP):Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi has said that Pakistan wants to further strengthen diplomatic, political, parliamentary, and trade relations with all countries in Africa, including Ethiopia.In a meeting with Ethiopian Ambassador to Pakistan Jemal Beker Abdula, the minister said engaging Africa was a crucial component of Pakistan’s foreign policy. It was the priority of the government of Pakistan to further strengthen its trade relations with African nations through economic diplomacy, he added.During the meeting, they discussed matters of mutual interest, including regional and global issues, Engaging Africa policy, media collaboration, and bilateral…

Update 2: Death toll now 150 with 500 wounded as of December 26. Update: Death toll now 113 in Christmas Eve terror attack on sleeping Christian villagers, according to county Chairman Monday Kassah. Scattered gunfire heard by reporters as thousands evacuate Christmas Day. Breaking: Fulani Terrorists strike Sleeping Villages in Plateau State on Christmas Eve Death Toll at 70 as Citizen Guards Shoulder Pipe Guns By Masara KimTruth Nigeria (Jos) At least 70 unarmed men, women and children have fallen to Fulani terrorists attacking at battalion strength in Central Plateau State since December 23, according to officials speaking to Truth…

Brussels, Frankfurt (10/11 -12) Words like ‘neocolonialism’ and ‘neo-imperialists’ are being tossed around by spokesmen of freshly-installed military regimes in Central and West Africa – but the language of their pronouncements is French, reflecting the centuries of invasion, cooperation, exploitation and alliance of France in the Sahel. Commonly referred to as ‘Francophone Africa’, the jigsaw puzzle of countries have in quite recent times seen a dramatic shift of power, and one not in its favor. Traditional cozy relationships with decades-long dictatorships – ostensibly democracies but controlled and corrupt in a heads-I-win-and-tails-you-lose elite pageantry are under serious siege. Look at hapless,…

Namibia and the EU have launched a strategic roadmap for the development of sustainable raw materials value chains and green hydrogen in the southern African country, thereby advancing a partnership signed between the two in 2022. Incorporating a technical study, the roadmap outlines concrete steps for transforming the Port of Walvis Bay in Erongo Region into a regional and logistics hub, and is poised to drive green industrialization, economic decarbonization, job creation, and energy development in the southern African country. Representing the next steps for the partnership, the 2023-2025 roadmap is endorsed by European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen,…

Tunisia on Sunday said it sent humanitarian aid supplies to Palestine via Egypt, as Israeli continues its bombardment of Gaza after a surprise attack by Hamas. A military aircraft carrying about 12 tons of aid materials, including medicines and food, which were collected by the Tunisian Red Crescent, is en route from the capital Tunis to Egypt, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement. More supplies will be sent in the coming days, it added. Earlier this week, Palestinian President Kais Saied stressed the need for tangible assistance to Palestine, declaring solidarity with the Palestinian people. Last weekend, Israeli forces…

Federal Government’s efforts to attract foreign investments may have begun to yield results, as an American company, John Deere, has resolved to set up a tractor assembly in Nigeria. The company’s interest to invest in the nation’s agricultural sector was communicated during a meeting between Vice President Kashim Shettima and top officials of the organisation, led by its Vice President on Production Systems, Jason Brantley. The parley, facilitated by Chairman of Flour Mills of Nigeria, John Coumantaros, also had the Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Ambassador Lot Egopija and Senior Special Assistant to…

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) – Nigeria’s government agency in charge of coordinating transport planning, policies and public transport – has launched a new electric train service to reduce traffic congestion within the west African country’s capital city, Lagos. The new light rail service features two electric trains operating 54 trips daily, with plans to increase the frequency to 74 trips by the end of November. Launched as part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line (LRMT), the service is designed to ease traffic flow in the city, reduce emissions across the transportation industry while transforming Lagos…

The mobile sub-sector in Nigeria and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa added $170 billion to the region’s economy in 2022. This is even as the sub-sector made a substantial contribution to the funding of the public sector, with around $20 billion raised through taxes on the sector. A large contribution was driven by services, VAT, sales taxes and excise duties, generating $10 billion, followed by corporate taxes on profits at $5 billion. The Global System for Mobile telecommunications Association (GSMA), which revealed this in its ‘2023 Mobile Economy Report for Sub Saharan Africa,’ said in 2022, mobile technologies and services…

The 2030 men’s football World Cup will be co-hosted by three countries across two continents after Morocco, Spain and Portugal’s successful bid was selected by Fifa, the sport’s world governing body. For the north African country of Morocco, this represents a milestone after five unsuccessful bids. It becomes just the second African and second Arab country to host the prestigious tournament – after South Africa in 2010 and Qatar in 2022. But there’s a bigger picture. The news can be celebrated as a symbol of reconciliation among three historically intertwined countries. After all, the Mediterranean Sea separating Africa (Morocco) from Europe (Spain and Portugal) is…