IGBO-ORA, Nigeria—Twins appear to be unusually abundant in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Igbo-Ora. Nearly every family here has twins or other multiple births, says local chief Jimoh Titiloye. For the past 12 years, the community has organized an annual festival to celebrate twins. This year’s event, held earlier this month, included more than 1,000 pairs…
Nigeria Races to Assist Flood Victims; Death Toll Tops 600
ABUJA, Nigeria—The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of thousands being evacuated from their submerged homes. More than 1.3 million people have been displaced by the disaster, which has affected people across 33 of Nigeria’s 36 states, the nation’s…
3 UN Peacekeepers Killed, 3 Injured in Mali Attack
BAMAKO—Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and three others seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali on Monday, a U.N. spokesperson said. Islamist extremists, some with links to al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorist groups, have been waging attacks in northern Mali for the last decade. The peacekeepers were on a…
‘Romance’ Scams Targeting Americans: Nigerian ‘Air Lords’ Get Wings Clipped in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG—It is springtime dawn in Equestria, a far-eastern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa’s capital. A heatwave’s scalding the area, with a temperature well over 80F—even though it’s only 5.30 a.m. It is weather more characteristic of midsummer. And things are about to get hotter. A 20-strong group of men and women in plain clothes, some…
New Chip Ban Accelerates US Decoupling From China: Experts
October 16, 2022
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News Analysis The United States expanded its semiconductor ban on China and issued a China-focused “National Security Strategy” five days before the beginning of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) party congress on Oct. 12 Experts believe these unprecedented moves will accelerate the United States’ decoupling from China and that the “new Iron Curtain” may have…
Uganda Locks Down 2 Districts in Bid to Stem Spread of Ebola
KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease. The measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni mean residents of the central Ugandan districts of Mubende and Kassanda can’t travel into or out of those areas by private or public…
Death Toll From Nigerian Floods Tops 500: Ministries
LOKOJA, Nigeria—Widespread flooding has killed more than 500 people in Nigeria, left around 90,000 homes under water and blocked food and fuel supplies, two government ministries said on Friday. The floods have hit 27 of Nigeria’s 36 states and impacted around 1.4 million people, the ministries for humanitarian affairs and for disaster management said in…
Passenger Bus Hits Improvised Bomb in Central Mali; 10 Dead
BAMAKO, Mali—A passenger bus struck an improvised explosive device in central Mali, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens of others, authorities said Friday, blaming Islamic extremists with links to al-Qaeda. The explosion took place Thursday afternoon in the village of Tile in Bandiagara region, the Malian military said in a statement. Among the…
UNDP Warns Over 50 Percent of World’s Poorest Need Urgent Relief as Serious Debt Crisis Unfolds
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday warned that a serious debt crisis is looming that could have disastrous effects on the world’s poorest. In a new report titled “Avoiding ‘Too Little, Too Late’ on International Debt Relief,” the UNDP estimated that 50 percent of the world’s poorest people urgently need debt relief to avert…
Death Toll in Nigeria Boat Capsize Tragedy Rises to 76
LAGOS – The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president said on Sunday. The vessel capsized on Friday amid heavy flooding in the Ogbaru area of Anambra, according to officials on Saturday, when they said at least 10 people had died and 60 were…
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