World

By Ebi Kesiena 15 women, mostly grandmothers in a Korogocho slum in Kenya have enrolled in twice-a-week taekwondo classes at a community centre to enable them fend off rapists. In a viral video, the women dressed...

By Grace Udofia Following the effect of the 12-year conflict in Nigeria’s North East region, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have disclosed that they will work in partnership to...

  By Ebi Kesiena The head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council has called for unity after a reported failed coup attempt by a group of soldiers. General Abdel-Fattah Burhan made the plea during a visit to a...

By Ebi Kesiena Chinese mainland customs have disclosed plans to ban cherimoya and wax apple imports from Taiwan Island after multiple inspections detected quarantine pests in the two subtropical fruits. According to a notice published on...

By John Ikani  The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week in New York City. The request made by Taliban Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi in a...

By John Ikani As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the International Day of Peace on Tuesday, the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has urged world political leaders and other stakeholders to focus on...