An interesting feature of this year’s African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS23) was the celebration of ingenuity and innovation of African entrepreneurs with the conferment of the prestigious Barka Award on Dr. Amadou Alpha Sall, CEO, Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Senegal and Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever. Also honoured were […] The post Sall receives prestigious Barka Award, 10 Diaspora leaders get Luminaire Awards at ADIS23 appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
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Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to be a bid to reduce consumption amid a severe drought. The post Tunisia cuts off water supply at night amid severe drought appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Greece’s prime minister on Tuesday announced May 21 elections as popular anger seethes over government failures blamed in last month’s train tragedy that killed 57 people. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose four-year term is to end in July, is seeking re-election on pledges of safety improvements after the nation’s worst rail disaster and strengthening the economy. “The country and its citizens need clear horizons,” Mitsotakis told the cabinet. “National elections…will be held on Sunday 21 May,” he said. The timing is designed to avoid disrupting Greece’s all-important tourism season, he said. The train tragedy, exactly one month ago, sparked a wave…
Scotland’s parliament is set to confirm Humza Yousaf as the new first minister on Tuesday after he narrowly won the contest to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish National Party (SNP) leader. The post Scottish parliament poised to confirm Yousaf as first minister appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
The 1992 drama film, The Power of One, set in South Africa, tells the story of an English boy, living in Africa during World War II, who through his boxing prowess, became a symbol of hope, in a time of war. Through the ages, one story has been constant – it is the power of […] The post The power of one: Negash creating partnerships, transforming Africa with ADN appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Three children were killed when an assailant opened fire at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, according to officials and media reports. The post Three children dead in Nashville school shooting: media appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
At least 16 people have died in a landslide in the south of Ecuador caused by months of heavy rainfall, the government said on Monday. The post At least 16 dead in Ecuador landslide appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
The 27 EU member states approved Monday a deal between Brussels and Germany that lifted Berlin’s block on a planned phaseout of sales of new fossil fuel cars by 2035. A spokesman for Sweden, which holds the EU presidency, said ambassadors backed the agreement. Energy ministers are expected to give the final green light on Tuesday during a meeting in Brussels. Germany, one of the world’s biggest car manufacturers, had irked its EU partners by blocking a deal that had already been approved under the bloc’s standard legislative process. The ban on internal combustion engines is key to the EU’s…
Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters and opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Monday as he pressed ahead with an anti-government rally despite a ban. The protesters defied a warning by the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome that the demonstrations in Nairobi and the western city of Kisumu, an Odinga stronghold, were “illegal”. The opposition stalwart has called for protests every Monday and Thursday against the government of President William Ruto, who he claims stole last year’s election, and is failing to address the high cost of living. Security was tight with riot police deployed…
Kazakhstan’s ruling party secured nearly two-thirds of seats in the Central Asian country’s parliament, according to final election results published Monday. The post Kazakhstan ruling party takes majority of seats in snap vote appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.