The three-day 2024 Group of Seven (G7) summit kicked off Thursday in Borgo Egnazia, a resort near Fasano town in southern Italy, amid protests. The crises in Ukraine, the Middle East and the relations with the Global South top the summit’s agenda. Management of artificial intelligence (AI), issues facing Africa and climate change are also […]
A US serviceman, Aaron Bushnell, on Sunday, set fire to himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC in protest against the genocide of Palestinians. Shortly before committing the suicide, Bushnell said he was protesting against the genocide of Palestinians. He later died from his injuries in hospital. In an apparent protest against the ongoing Israel-Hamas […]
Organisers have postponed a protest march scheduled for Tuesday against Senegalese President Macky Sall’s controversial move to delay this month’s presidential poll to December. Elymane Haby Kane, one of the march organisers, said he received an official letter from local authorities in Dakar. It stated that authorities banned the march as it could seriously hamper […]
From Our Correspondent The Senate of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma has directed students to return to campus for the immediate resumption of full academic activities. Senate gave the directive after an emergency meeting, held, on Friday in Ekpoma, Edo State. TheNewsZenith recalls that the institution’s authorities suspended all academic activities on Sept. 5, following students’ […]
By Agency report Chad Prime Minister, Saleh Kebzabo, on Friday, confirmed that at least 50 people were killed in Chad in a protest to denounce the transitional military government’s failure to turn power over to civilian rule. Police used tear gas to break up the demonstration in Ndjamena. Gunfire was also heard, according […]