Relief after US updates exemptions for crucial humanitarian aid
By : Lloyd Mahachi U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a remmision on Tuesday for essential humanitarian assistance during a 90-day halt in foreign aid while Washington undertakes a review, according to a State Department memo. Only a few hours after taking office a week ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the pause […]
Zimbabwe’s Time for Change has come, Says Chamisa!
By : Lloyd Mahachi Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa, has declared that the time has come to deal with the nation’s ongoing devastating political crisis, which he argues is hindering the country’s innovation and transformation . In a statement released on Tuesday, Chamisa emphasized the critical need to restore trust and order between […]
UN chief speaks with presidents of Rwanda, DRC over conflict
By : Lloyd Mahachi UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday discussed over the phone with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to negotiate the escalating conflict in the DRC, a UN spokesman commented. When asked about the information concerning the conversation, Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for the UN […]
Worry over Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s exit from ECOWAS
By : Lloyd Mahachi Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas on 29 January 2024, severing ties after years of strained relations that have reshaped trade routes in the Sahel region. The three nations are strengthening their cooperation through the Alliance of Sahel States, announcing plans to create a […]
Is Italy’s PM guilty for the release of Libyan war crimes suspect?
By : Lloyd Mahachi Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been subjected to a judicial investigation over Italy’s surprise release of a Libyan citizen who had been on the wanted list for war crimes by the International Criminal Court . In a video message shared on social media on Tuesday, Meloni said […]
Climate change is devastating food security across Latin America
By : Lloyd Mahachi Harsh weather conditions caused by climate change fueled hunger and food shortages across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a new United Nations report. Extreme weather driven crop prices in multiple countries within the region, the report which was written by several UN agencies including the […]
Rwanda Backed M23 Rebels Seize Control of Goma in DR Congo
By : Lloyd Mahachi Gunfire spreads out across parts of Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hours after the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said they had seized it despite the call for an end to the offensive by the United Nations Security Council. The news comes […]
Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who Held Trump Accountable
By : Lloyd Mahachi United States President Donald Trump’s administration has taken a drastic step firing more than a dozen justice department lawyers who worked on two criminal cases against him. The firing took place after acting Attorney General James McHenry concluded that they could not “be trusted to faithfully implement the […]
Zimbabwe’s war veterans demand President Mnangagwa’s resignation
By : Lloyd Mahachi A group of Zimbabwean liberation war veterans has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to leave his office. The veterans, joined forces with the ruling Zanu-PF Party, accuse the president of failing to do his duties. In a press conference streamed online, Blessed Runesu Geza, a veteran of Zimbabwe’s […]
Mixed Reactions as Tuface Announces Divorce from Annie Idibia
By : Lloyd Mahachi Nigerian musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, has confirmed his separation from his wife, Annie Macaulay Idibia. In a surprising turn of events, Tuface took to his Instagram account on Sunday evening to dispel rumors of his account being hacked. Earlier in the day, Tuface had posted a […]