Malian Minister’s Convoy Attacked by Terrorists, Leaving Two Dead and Ten Injured

A convoy carrying Mali’s Minister of Sanitation was ambushed by terrorists on Thursday, resulting in two deaths, ten injuries, and damage to two vehicles. The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), an Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant organization, claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it had targeted Malian forces with an explosive device in…

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Belarus selling rapeseed oil sourced from occupied Ukraine to the EU, RFE/RL finds

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. In June 2022, at a time when swathes of fertile land in southern Ukraine had recently fallen under Russian military occupation, Belarus’s pro-Moscow leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenko, boasted of growing European demand for his country’s rapeseed oil. “Even in this period…

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Russian diocese celebrates canonization of 19th-20th century ascetic

Orenburg, Orenburg Province, Russia, February 28, 2025 Photo: oren-eparh.ru      The Orenburg Metropolia of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the canonization of a 19th-20th century ascetic saint yesterday. The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church canonized Igumen Zosima (Kartsev) at its session Russian Church canonizes ascetic, establishes feasts commemorating autocephaly and patriarchateThe Holy Synod…

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‘Our leaders don’t want us to breathe’, Obidient movement decries Nigeria’s economic hardship

Dr Tanko Yunusa, the Interim Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, has accused Nigeria’s political leaders of suffocating the masses through harsh economic policies and lack of accountability. Speaking on Friday at the North-East Leadership Summit in Gombe State, themed “The Fundamental Rights of a Nigerian Citizen,” Yunusa painted a vivid picture of the growing…

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Give Us Our Dignity — Lagos Lawmakers Reject Obasa’s Self-Reinstatement As Speaker, Lambast APC Leadership

A fresh crisis has erupted in the Lagos State House of Assembly as lawmakers have openly rejected the reinstatement claims of impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, calling his return a “charade” and an “embarrassment.”   Speaking to journalists at the Assembly Complex on Thursday, the lawmakers reaffirmed their loyalty to Speaker Mojisola Meranda and demanded respect…

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