Africa

The Igbo Studies Association (ISA) has joined in the global condemnation of the xenophobic attacks and other acts of violence perpetrated against African immigrants in South Africa. The association, in a statement signed by Dr Chima Korieh, their president, said that these attacks, especially against ‘Nigerians many of whom are …

The National and State Assemblies Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri has commenced sittings as it heard five appeals filed before it. Out of the five motions, the tribunal ruled on two ex parte motions, while the three other motions were adjourned till May 13, for hearing. The two ex …

The ECOWAS Court has awarded $250,000.00) as damages for the unlawful dismissal of a police officer, Mr. EL-Tayib Bah.  In a judgment delivered, Monday, May 4, the ECOWAS Court held that the dismissal of the Plaintiff in July 2008 violated the Police Code and the Constitution of Sierra Leone. In …

Several thousand people from Israel’s Jewish Ethiopian minority protested in Tel Aviv against racism and police brutality on Sunday, shutting down a major highway and clashing with police on horseback long into the night. The protest was mostly peaceful during the day, but by nightfall became violent with at least …

EU leaders are now seeking UN Security Council approval for military action against smugglers in chaos-ridden Libya. But rights groups have blasted the Europe for focusing on patrols rather than humanitarian efforts. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has also urged the European Union to refrain from resorting to force. Video released …

Another 5,800 migrants desperate to reach Europe were rescued this weekend as they tried to cross the Mediterranean on rickety boats, more than 2,150 of them on Sunday, the Italian coastguard said. The number rescued this weekend was one of the highest recorded in recent years, raising fears that the …

Centre for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS) recently hosted in Washington D.C., an inaugural Global Development Forum which had in attendance leaders from business, government, academia, non-governmental organisations, and the policy community. The 2015 Global Development Forum held, Thursday, April 23, at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies’ headquarters, in …

  Nearly two days after Indonesia’s execution by firing squad of 8 convicted drug traffickers, including four Nigerians, the Federal Government yesterday condemned the decision of the country to carry out the death sentences despite worldwide appeals. Indonesian authorities had, Tuesday executed eight people, including four Nigerians, convicted for drug …

The purported recall of Nigeria’s envoys to South Africa has led to the suspension of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, for his alleged role in the controversy surrounding their invitation back home. Already , a new permanent secretary has been redeployed to the ministry to …

  Following a petition from Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to probe the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African citizens in South Africa. This development was disclosed in a statement today by SERAP executive director …

  Despite Nigeria’s official recall of its High Commissioner to South Africa, in protest of the rising xenophobic attacks on foreigners, the South African government, Sunday, assured that it remained committed to maintaining friendly relations with Nigeria. South Africa, in a statement issued by its Department of International Relations, however, …

Voters go to the polls in Togo this weekend, with President Faure Gnassingbe seeking a third term of office to extend his family’s grip on power into a second half-century. The low-profile Gnassingbe, who won in 2005 and 2010, is the favourite in Saturday’s election but is facing a challenge …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mrs. Fatou Bensouda to use her “good offices and position to investigate allegations of hate speech by the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, which has resulted in killing, violence and discrimination against Nigerians and other African …

  The group controlling Libya’s coastal capital Tripoli says it will “confront” any unilateral European Union moves to attack sites used by people smugglers, urging the bloc to consult it over plans to deal with the migration crisis. Two governments, each backed by loose coalitions of ex-rebels who once fought …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has presented certificates of return to Cross River Governor-elect, Mr Benedict Ayade and other members of the National Assembly from the state. Presenting the certificates, Mrs Thelma Iremirem, the INEC National Electoral Commissioner, said it was the mandate of the Commission to present certificates …

President John Mahama of Ghana has joined widespread condemnation of the xenophobic attacks against foreign immigrants in South Africa, saying the act would hinder integration in the continent. Mahama who voiced his opinion to newsmen in Abuja yesterday after holding a closed-door meeting with the President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, …

The Tunisian captain of a boat that capsized off Libya on Sunday, killing hundreds of migrants, has been charged with reckless multiple homicide, Italian officials say. He has also been charged along with a Syrian member of the crew with favouring illegal immigration. The two were among 27 survivors who …

  An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in jail for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during his rule. It is the first verdict he has received since his overthrow and is one of several trials he faces. Morsi was deposed by the …

  Pope Francis condemned the “continuing martyrdom” of Christians on Monday after 30 Ethiopians were shown being shot and beheaded in Libya on a video purportedly made by Islamic State militants. “With great distress and sadness I learn of the further shocking violence perpetrated against innocent Christians in Libya,” Francis …

  Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday expressed shock and disgust at attacks on immigrants in neighbouring South Africa and said his government was working to bring back home affected Zimbabwean citizens. At least four people have been killed in a wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa that started …

South Africa, Tuesday, has announced the deployment of the army in “volatile areas” to curb a wave of anti-immigrant violence that has killed at least seven people this month. The latest wave of anti-immigrant attacks began almost three weeks ago in parts of the coastal city of Durban in Kwa-Zulu …