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Views: Visits 9 CREDIT: Canadian Association of Midwives Dr Natalia Kanem, the Executive Director, UN Population Fund (UNFPA), has stressed the need for increased investment in midwives to save more lives. She made the call in a statement issued by the UNFPA Nigeria Media Consultant, Mrs Kori Habib, on Wednesday in Abuja to mark the 2021 International Day of the Midwife (IDM), with the theme “Follow the Data, Invest in Midwives.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that IDM is annually marked on May 5 around the globe to highlight the important roles nurses ...

On April 20, Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno was killed in action on a battlefield north of N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, according to the BBC. At 68 years old, he had been commanding his troops against a rebel insurgence, when he was wounded by an exploding shell.    “​The Resident of the Repu

ACLED Regional Overview – Africa (24-30 April 2021) Format Last week in Africa, ongoing insecurity prompted the enactment of a state of siege in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and a parliamentary proposal for similar emergency powers in Nigeria; opposition claims of government illegitimacy prompted violent clashes in Chad and Somalia; and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched deadly assaults on military bases across multiple countries in the Lake Chad basin. In Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, government forces clashed with soldiers opposing an extension to ...

April 2021 Tensions continued to mount among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt ahead of Addis Ababa’s planned second unilateral filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in coming months. In apparent warning to Addis Ababa and preparation for possible escalation of inter-state tensions, Sudan and Egypt 31 March-5 April held second joint military exercise since Nov 2020. New round of talks among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on filling and operation of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Blue Nile river broke down 6 April. Cairo same day denounced Ethiopia’s “lack of political will to negotia...

Published May 3, 2021, 9:50 PM Miss Universe Cameroon Angele Kossinda Another Filipino designer is set to make a splash at the 69th Miss Universe Competition after he was chosen to dress up one of its official candidates. Kennedy Jhon T. Gasper has created the National Costume for Miss Universe Cameroon Angele Kossinda, whose country will debut in the prestigious beauty pageant. The Central Luzon State University College of Home Science and Industry in Munoz made the announcement of Gasper’s achievement on its Facebook on May 3. Its full post: “TATAK CLSU!!! “Warmest support to MR. K...