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Nigerian military faced by increased security burden after Sahel trio’s ECOWAS exit

The recent withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has placed significant pressure on Nigeria’s military, especially its Air Force. Air marshal Hassan Abubakar, Nigeria’s chief of air staff, highlighted at a recent meeting in Abuja that the departure of these countries from the regional security […]

COP21 Summit: More than a dozen African countries pledge to restore forests

African Restoration Initiative, a coalition of African countries and donors unveiled on Sunday, an ambitious initiative on the side-lines of a crunch UN climate conference, to restore 100 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2030. The ambitious project for which nine financial partners and 10 technical-support partners have already pledged support, aims to […]

Israel-Palestine: “two-state solution not now, Israel stabbed prospects”, Jimmy Carter

Former US President Jimmy Carter Thursday deplored lack of initiatives to solve the Israeli Palestinian conflict and slammed Israel for killing the two-state solution, the only solution to ensure equal rights between Palestinians and Israelis. The 90-year old former President said in an interview with Prospect Magazine that chances to have a two-state solution to […]