February 16, 2016

Conflicts and violence took huge toll on children in 2015

    Conflicts and violence took huge toll on children in 2015 – UN envoy  –  Increasingly complex and widening conflicts have taken a huge toll […]
February 15, 2016

How a rotten civil service cripples Nigeria anti-graft war

  How a rotten civil service cripples anti-graft war in Nigeria  –  from Ripples Nigeria . . . . Not many Nigerians were stunned recently when revelations […]
February 15, 2016

Africa may just one low-income country by 2050

 Large infrastructure gaps, climate change, high speed of urbanisation, and a youthful and rapidly growing population will influence the future pace of growth in Africa. Most […]
February 15, 2016

Central African Republic votes in presidential run-off

  Central African Republic votes in presidential run-off – People in the Central African Republic have voted to elect a new president in a run-off contest between […]
February 15, 2016

World Radio Day: Radio as lifeline in human progress

  On World Radio Day, UN officials urge use of radio as ‘lifeline’ in human progress – The international community should strive to find ways for radio […]
February 15, 2016

Child soldiers are boys and girls we failed to protect

  ‘Child soldiers are boys and girls we collectively failed to protect’ – UN envoy  – An upsurge in global conflicts and brutal war tactics continues to […]
February 15, 2016

Engagement with communities can help address factors underlying violent extremism

  Engagement with communities can help address factors underlying violent extremism – UN chief  – Fully understanding those who might be susceptible to poisonous ideologies – addressing […]
February 12, 2016

Eurozone economy grows 1.5% in 2015

    Eurozone economy grows 1.5% in 2015 –  The economies of the 19 countries that use the euro expanded by 1.5% in 2015. In the […]
February 12, 2016

Buhari should avoid ‘single story’ about Nigerians abroad

  Nigeria’s Buhari needs to avoid telling the ‘single story’ about Nigerians abroad – Earlier this week, in the course of answering a question in an interview […]
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