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After two years of mounting pressure on defiant Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, the United States has given these East African countries a one-week ultimatum to reverse their ban on used clothes imports or face trade sanctions. The acting head of economic and regional affairs at the Africa Bureau of the US State Department, Harry SullivanContinue reading “U.S. issues ultimatum to three African countries to reverse ban on used clothes imports”

Bermuda’s governor John Rankin has signed the Domestic Partnership Act 2017 that officially banned same-sex marriage after a Supreme Court ruling legalized it in May 2017. The bill, introduced in November last year, was passed by parliament and approved by the Senate on December 13 to replace gay marriages with domestic partnerships. “After careful consideration in lineContinue reading “Bermuda officially bans same-sex marriage after brief assent”

The Nigerian police have arrested 49-year-old Chris Elisha who has worked as a lawyer for the past 15 years without any qualification. A fake lawyer, Chris Elisha has been arrested in Lagos State, Nigeria after practicing Law for 15 years. pic.twitter.com/V4gVeU6wqj — Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) February 9, 2018 The suspect was apprehended at a Lagos StateContinue reading “This Nigerian ‘lawyer’ practiced law for 15 years – arrested for being fake”

Uganda has been accused of inflating the numbers of refugees in the country which is the largest host of displaced people in the continent. Four government officials have been suspended pending an investigation into the allegation which includes the abuse of funds set aside for the refugees, reports local newspaper Daily Monitor. The newspaper indicates thatContinue reading “Africa’s largest host of refugees accused of inflating figures”

Nigerian professionals in the United States gathered over the weekend to inaugurate the Nigerian-American Business Forum in Florida, and they were full of eagerness to return home. Some of them were full of praise for the country that offered them quality education which is they are using to develop the United States. They believe itContinue reading “Ready to go back home? Nigerian diaspora in the U.S. says yes, but on one condition”