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Merchandise trade is currently pointing to a 27 percent drop for the second quarter of this year, and a 20…
Thousands of migrant workers in Kenya have lost their jobs and source of income due to the effect of the…
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is currently giving a helping hand to some farmers’ associations in Cameroon. Like…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday addressed Nigerians on the occasion of the Democracy Day. Read the speech by the President…
In most countries, including those with high crime rates, men of the underworld avoid killing police personnel because it would…
In a seeming desperate bid to abort the strike action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) billed to…
More than 16.2 million people are currently dealing with crisis levels of acute hunger in some of the world’s food…
—Dubs the Invasion of the South East by Unidentified Elements from the North, a Clear and Present Existential Danger— The…
A new research by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has painted a seeming grim economic picture…
This year’s eid-al-fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast for 29 or 30…
A group known as the Christian Solidarity Movement on COVID-19 has congratulated the entire Muslim faithful for the successful completion…
President Muhammadu Buhari will observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayers with his family at home in Abuja, in line with the lockdown…
In far-western Nepal, 20-year old Dhana Bhatt is waiting out for the last weeks of her pregnancy. For many, it…
Prospects of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic returning to business, as usual, are currently not appearing very positive. Concerned strategic…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, the vulnerabilities and barriers faced…
Mercy Corps, a global group working to achieve a real and lasting impact in the world’s toughest humanitarian emergencies says…
I was privileged to attend two virtual lectures this week on the invitation of the Distinguished Professor of Science and…
In Africa, aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut will soon be a thing of the past. The International Institute of…
Afro-Honduran and indigenous communities are joining efforts to contain the spread of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Working with the United…
Millions of starving people around the world are increasingly struggling to have access to food as incomes fall and food…
The construction sector is holding a great promise in kick-starting economies ravaged by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. A…
Simonetta Zarrilli of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and an Associate Professor, Akdeniz University founded in…
Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed have sworn-in four Caretaker Committee Chairmen, while at the same time admitting that Caretaker Committee…
Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, whenever essential workers are being discussed in social circles, medical doctors and nurses are frequently…
In Yemen, health workers, already stretched to the limit by five years of grinding conflict, are sounding the alarm that…
Thousands of migrant traders across Africa, particularly in the Sahel region, are being held hostage by the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic. …
Despite COVID-19 uncertainties, Fairtrade International says farmers and workers worldwide are helping their communities to be stronger against the pandemic.…
Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has stated that any nation that seeks development must pay adequate attention to…
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging the capacity of individual multilateral agencies, and the collective power of the multilateral system to…