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Over the past decade, China has invested billions of dollars in state media, hiring foreign journalists and partnering with local newsrooms to try to boost its image overseas.That investment has yielded some success, but global views of China have beco…
Author: Negative View of China Increases as Beijing’s Media Try to Boost Image Overseas Read MoreA new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts aimed at East Africa as the region remains under threat from violent attacks and Kenya prepares to vote in a closely contested national…
Study: Facebook Fails to Catch East Africa Extremist Content Read MoreCuddling his 14-week-old daughter, who had received the scheduled childhood vaccines, Mr Aliyu Fawaz Bello, an architect and father of four residing in Abuja, said he always ensures that his children never miss a required vaccine dose.Mr Bello was at t…
All-of- society approach is steppingstone for scaling up vaccination activities Read MoreCuddling his 14-week-old daughter, who had received the scheduled childhood vaccines, Mr Aliyu Fawaz Bello, an architect and father of four residing in Abuja, said he always ensures that his children never miss a required vaccine dose.Mr Bello was at t…
All-of- society approach is steppingstone for scaling up vaccination activities Read MoreAfrica\ Democratic Republic of the Congo\ 19 March 2022: In Drakpa village, Djugu territory, Ituri province, Cooperative for Development of the Congo militia members entered an IDP camp and killed fourteen displaced people using machetes, including sev…
Protection in Danger Monthly News Brief March 2022 Read MoreThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says one quarter of Africa’s 346 million people faces a “food security crisis.”The problem, the ICRC says, spans the entire continent with “millions of families skipping meals every day” and “an alarm…
ICRC: One Quarter of Africans Face ‘Food Security Crisis’ Read MoreBANGKOK, THAILAND — Hong Kong authorities are warning a British citizen that he faces imprisonment if he ever returns to the city.Benedict Rogers is a co-founder of Hong Kong Watch, a Britain-based NGO that campaigns for freedom and human rights in Hon…
British National Warned of Prison Time in Hong Kong over NGO Read MoreKIEV— Barely a week into the evolving refugee crisis that has hit the country, the Ukrainian government has publicly acknowledged that African immigrants seeking to flee the violence have faced racist treatment amid social media and diplomatic backlash…
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine government officially admits racist treatment of Africans amid Russian war Read MoreBANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC — As much of the world denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Thursday, the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, hosted a tribute to Russian paramilitaries who helped beat back rebels a year ago.In Bangui’s city …
CAR’s Capital Pays Tribute to National Army, Russian Soldiers Read MoreBANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC — As much of the world denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Thursday, the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, hosted a tribute to Russian paramilitaries who helped beat back rebels a year ago.In Bangui’s city …
CAR’s Capital Pays Tribute to National Army, Russian Soldiers Read MoreCAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — A 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.In 1996, a NASA-led team announced that or…
Study Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica Read MoreBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in the death of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, who was fatally shot this week at the Beverly Hills home she shared with her husband, legendary music executive Clarence Avant, police said…
Suspect Arrested in Death of Philanthropist Jacqueline Avant Read More