South Africa: ICC Move Betrays Victims
Dipo Olowookere By Ebitonye Akpodigha South Africa’s announced withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) treaty represents an enormous blow…
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UN Expert In Madagascar On Fact-Finding Mission
By Dipo Olowookere The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, Mr John H. Knox,…
Italy Allots €3.9m For South Sudanese Refugees
By Ebitonye Akpodigha Italy has earmarked the sum of €3.9 million for emergency interventions to support the provision…
UN Pressures Ethiopia, S/Sudan To Rescue 68 Missing Children
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Six months after the abduction of 159 children from the Gambella region of Ethiopia, 68…
EU Grants €380,000 To Reform Customs in Central Africa
By Dipo Olowookere A €380,000 EU grant has been signed with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…
2018 US Diversity Visa Lottery Program Registration Begins
By Dipo Olowookere The US Embassy in Addis Ababa has announced the commencement of the 2018 Diversity Visa…
UK Reinforces Relations With Cameroon and Chad
By Ebitonye Akpodigha The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director for Africa, Neil Wigan had calls on the…
Over 1.61m Persons Displaced In South Sudan
By Dipo Olowookere More than 38,800 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are sheltering at the UN protection of civilian…
UNHCR Faults Rising Violence Against Civilians in CAR
By Dipo Olowookere The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has strongly condemned “attacks against civilians which…
Kenya, South Africa Sign MoU On Investment Cooperation
By Dipo Olowookere The Investment South Africa (ISA) and its counterpart, Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest), have signed a…