US And Canada Reach Deal To Reject Asylum Seekers
The US and Canada have reached a deal to reject asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings, officials say. US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will announce the pact on Friday dur...
28 Mar 202352s
Kenya Proposes Law Changes To Restrict Protests
Kenya’s interior ministry is proposing changes to security laws that will make it more difficult for people to hold protests. The constitution gives Kenyans the right to assemble, demonstrate and pick...
28 Mar 202359s
US Urged To Respect Ugandan Sovereignty Over Anti-gay Bill
A Ugandan MP who voted in favour of a bill that targets homosexual people has told the BBC that if the US withdrew funding in protest it would amount to modern genocide. The US government says there c...
28 Mar 202354s
Meta Barred From Sacking Facebook Moderators In Kenya
A court in Kenya's capital Nairobi has barred Meta, Facebook's parent company, from laying off its content moderators pending the determination of a lawsuit that is challenging their planned dismissal...
28 Mar 202348s
Tax Incentives, Infrastructure Key To Industrialisation
The International Monetary Fund says that subsidies, tax incentives, infrastructure development and protective regulations will help fast-track the growth of industries in Nigeria and other emerging m...
28 Mar 202355s
Nigeria's Executive Council Approves Over N4bn To Build NDLEA Barracks
The Federal Executive Council has approved over four billion nairas for the construction of barracks to accommodate the personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The Attorney General of t...
28 Mar 202356s
Macron's Government Survives No-confidence Vote
The French government has narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence, which was triggered when it forced through an increase in the pension age to 64. It sparked new anti-government protests in Paris, ...
22 Mar 202343s
Chinese Regulator Accuses Chip Tycoon Of Corruption
China's anti-fraud watchdog has accused chip tycoon Zhao Weiguo of corruption, in the latest sign of trouble faced by the country's semiconductor industry. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspec...
22 Mar 202351s
