WHO Calls Guinea-Bissau Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial ‘Unethical’ A now-halted plan to test different hepatitis B vaccine schedules on newborns in Guinea-Bissau drew strong criticism from the World Health Organization, which called the study “unethical”. The US health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had funded a trial involving 14,000 babies, giving one…
200 U.S. Troops Heading to Nigeria for Counter-Terror Training The United States is set to send about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the military in its fight against Islamist militants, adding to a small US team already in the country after the first acknowledged US ground presence since the Christmas Day airstrikes ordered…
Kenya Rescues 27 Citizens Illegally Recruited for Russia-Ukraine War The government successfully rescued and repatriated 27 Kenyans who had been stranded in Russia after being illegally recruited to join the Russia-Ukraine war, said Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. Their return was secured through diplomatic efforts led by Kenya’s mission in Moscow. Mudavadi said most…
53 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Libya A rubber boat carrying 55 migrants from several African countries overturned off the coast of Libya after taking on water about six hours after leaving al-Zawiya, the UN migration agency said. Only two Nigerian women survived, and both received emergency medical care from the International Organisation…
Tinubu to Make First Nigerian State Visit to UK in 37 Years King Charles III and Queen Camilla invited Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to a state visit. The visit, which the Nigerian leader has accepted, will be the first state visit by a Nigerian leader to the UK in 37 years. The last state visit…
Dozens Killed as Armed Attackers Raid Nigerian Villages Dozens of people were killed when armed attackers raided the villages of Nuku and Woro in Kwara State. They burnt homes and shops and forcing residents to flee. Initial reports estimated at least 35 deaths, but rights groups later said more than 170 people had been…
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Reportedly Assassinated in Libya Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the 53-year-old son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and once seen as his heir apparent, was reportedly shot dead. His lawyer said a four-man commando unit assassinated him at his home in Zintan, though it was not clear who may have been behind…
Ghana Pauses Diaspora Citizenship Applications Amid Process Overhaul Ghana paused citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora to make the process more accessible and user-friendly. Since 2016, people able to prove African ancestry, largely descendants of those affected by the transatlantic slave trade, have been eligible for Ghanaian nationality. More than 1,000 people,…
