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Yemisi Izuora The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropy, has announced a call for entries for the 2018 TEF Entrepreneurship Forum Travel Fellowship for African journalists. The Travel Fellowship…
Hyacinth Chinweuba/Agency Report Two crew members of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker have died following inhalation of toxic fumes while working in one of the ship’s tanks. The Norwegian police said…
Yemisi Izuora/Agency Report UK charities have urged Theresa May to ensure that UK aid remains focused on poverty reduction after she pledged that aid money would serve the national interest,…
Agency Report A global network of NGOs has signed a ‘game-changing’ insurance policy, intended to pay out if a drought hits Senegal, enabling aid agencies to offer live-saving help before…
Yemisi Izuora The British government has announced plans to ban the sales of energy drinks to children, amid growing concern about the impact that the high-caffeine, high-sugar drinks are having…
Yemisi Izuora The African Union has said that corruption is costing Africa $148 billion annually. At an estimated 25 percent of the continent’s average gross domestic product, the AU calls…
Agency Report Rescue of youth football team and their coach from cave in Thailand is under way but could take days to complete. Rescuers in northern Thailand have launched a dangerous mission…
Yemisi Izuora A new research says sensitive regions of the world would remain at risk of the dangerous and potentially irreversible effects of climate change, even if the target of…
Yemisi Izuora The European Union, EU, has pledged to continue its support towards enthroning transparent and democratic governance in Nigeria, but advised that concerted efforts should be made to encourage…
Agency Report Former US President Barack Obama, under whose administration the Iran nuclear agreement was reached in 2015, said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the deal was…
