World Bank Announces Suspension Of Tanzania Tourism Fund Disbursement
The World Bank says it would withhold further disbursement from a $150 million fund meant for expansion of a national park in southern Tanzania, citing alleged killings and evictions by rangers last year. According to the World Bank's independent verification, two anonymous complainants have accused rangers from the Ruaha National Park of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, evictions, torture and cattle...
Israel, Iran War: Oil Prices Surge Amid Tension
The price of Brent crude is now $90.54 per barrel, up from $87 days after the war between Israel and Iran escalated. Oil prices jumped more than 3.94 per cent on Friday after Israel carried out a retaliation strike in Iran, triggering fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. Also, the US West Texas Intermediate, WTI crude futures spiked...
Kenya’s Military Chief, Nine Other Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash
Kenya’s Armed Forces Chief, General Francis Ogolla, and nine other military representatives have been confirmed dead after a helicopter crash. This was revealed by the Kenyan President, William Ruto at a news conference on Thursday. The president subsequently announced three days of national mourning. It was gathered that the helicopter crashed in the west of the country in the Elgeyo Marakwet district,...
Sydney Church Stabbing Was A Terrorist Attack – Police
Australian police have declared Monday's stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated "terrorist act". A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop, a priest and churchgoers were attacked during mass at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church. At least four people suffered "non-life-threatening" injuries, police say. The attacker was also hurt. The incident was captured on a church livestream and...
Donald Trump’s Hush-Money Trial Begins
Former President Donald Trump makes history on Monday, as he becomes the first current or former president in the nation’s history to go on trial. Fox News reports that Trump’s hush-money trial, which will get underway in a New York City courtroom, will have an instant impact on his 2024 election rematch with President Joe Biden. READ ALSO: Drones, Missile Attack...
Drones, Missile Attack Legitimate Response Against Israel – Iran
Iran has said its attack on Israel was a “legitimate response” to Israel’s airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. An Israeli airstrike on Iran’s embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus had killed two senior members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In retaliation, Iran had sent a barrage of drones and missiles towards Israel on Saturday but they...
Putin Gives Condition Ahead Of Ukraine Peace Conference In Switzerland
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has said his country is open to negotiations with Ukraine but will never accept “any schemes that have nothing to do with reality”. Putin made the remark while mocking the scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its interests. READ ALSO: Liberian President, Bokai...
Liberian President, Bokai Declares April 12 National Fast And Prayer Day
The President of the Republic of Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has declared Friday, April 12, 2024, as “National Fast and Prayer Day” and is to be observed throughout Liberia as a National Holiday. A release by the Foreign Ministry said the day is to be observed as a day of supplication, prayer, fasting and meditation. The statement said the proclamation...
Gaza War: We Don’t Have 40 Hostages Who Meet Exchange Criteria – Hamas Tells Israel
Hamas has said it does not have 40 captives who are still alive who meet the “humanitarian” criteria for a proposed hostages-for-prisoners ceasefire agreement with Israel. This claim made at the weekend was confirmed by a senior Israeli official during talks in Cairo. The militant group said it does not have 40 hostages in Gaza who meet the exchange criteria, according...
War: US Vows To Defend Philippines, Japan From Chinese Attacks
President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has pledged to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea. Biden hosted the first joint summit with Manila and Tokyo amid growing tensions with Beijing. “The United States’ defence commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” the US president said on Thursday as he met the...
