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Drain the swamp! It is an old cry. Swamps are badlands where malaria breeds, mists settle, tracks disappear, criminals lurk and bad things happen. Bog or mire, morass or swamp, even their names give wetlands a bad reputation. Unlike scary jungles, which have been successfully rebranded as magical and biodiverse rainforests, …

Critics of Saudi Arabia’s heavy handed maneuvering accused the kingdom of taking potshots at an already wounded Lebanon. “When a nonentity minister in Lebanon says something vaguely critical of Saudi Arabia, they overreact and engage in collective punishment, because Lebanon is weak and poor and it is easy to kick …

“We woke up to people screaming for help,” said Yadav, 26, of that night in July 2019. “The water had risen to our heads … and I saw people being swept away with the water with my own eyes.” For his entire life, the wall had protected Yadav and his …

The minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, conveyed the approval of the federal government to extend the deadline in a statement on Saturday, October 30, 2021. The statement title ‘Stakeholders Applaud the NIN-SIM Verification Exercise as FG Urges Citizens and Legal Residents to Enrol Before the End of …

In his message for World Cities Day on Sunday, the UN chief called for renewed resolve to confront urban challenges, mitigate risks and forge lasting solutions.  The theme this year focuses on ‘Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience’.  Hubs of innvoation  “Cities are hubs of innovation and human ingenuity – and …

Michel Aoun calls for dialogue in an attempt to ease a diplomatic rift with the Gulf countries as the UAE becomes the latest to sever diplomatic ties. Lebanese President Michel Aoun has expressed his intention to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia after the kingdom summoned its ambassador, expelled Beirut’s …

In the vortex of global challenges facing the Group of 20 leaders — the tenacious coronavirus, the disrupted economy, the warming climate — lurks a less prominent but no less vexing issue: what to do about Iran’s expanding nuclear program. President Biden and his counterparts are certain to discuss efforts …

While the 15-member Council has issued previous statements decrying attacks on schools, this is its first resolution to explicitly focus on the link between education and peace and security. ‘Invaluable role’ of education Through resolution 2601 (2021), delegates emphasized the invaluable role education plays for individuals and society, including as life-saving …

Alhaji Gambo Lawan, the state APC Committee Chairman, confirmed this at a news conference on Friday in Ibadan after a meeting with party stakeholders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the congress has been postponed many times over irregularities discovered in the delegates’ list. Gambo said that they …

The EU was providing funding to World Health Organization programmes in the DRC aimed at tackling Ebola and COVID-19. The European Commission has temporarily halted funding for the United Nations’ World Health Organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after employees of the organisation were found last month to …