OPINION: A Stronger U.S.-Tanzania Relationship Would Be Mutually Beneficial

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyOpinionOPINION: A Stronger U.S.-Tanzania Relationship Would Be Mutually Beneficial

PilotnewsMay 5, 2022

President Hassan’s emphasis on economic growth and political liberalization in Tanzania are especially compelling to the United States in the context of a generally troubled East Africa. Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan made the most of her recent trip to the United States, signaling a desire for an improved relationship and deeper bilateral economic ties. Given U.S. interests in a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic East Africa, and the worrying trends in the region, her charm offensive should...

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OPINION: Africa Must Be Wary of Cutting Its Nose to Spite Its Face

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyOpinionOPINION: Africa Must Be Wary of Cutting Its Nose to Spite Its Face

PilotnewsApril 29, 2022

African countries’ justifiable disaffection with the West should not override their commitment to Ukraine and liberal values. There is nothing quite like a war when it comes to resurrecting old grudges, and in this regard, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has hardly disappointed. Invoking historical rough justice and persistent infantilization by the West, African countries have, to widespread astonishment, refused to give full-throated backing to Western sanctions against Russia. Seventeen of the thirty-five abstainers from the United...

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OPINION: Reflections: Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on the Dilemmas Diplomats Face

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyUnited StatesOPINION: Reflections: Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on the Dilemmas Diplomats Face

PilotnewsMarch 9, 2022

Former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin Russ Feingold reflects on his time as U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other diplomatic roles he has held throughout his career. Welcome to Reflections, a bimonthly series of conversations that invites former senior U.S.-Africa policymakers to discuss difficult issues that they confronted in their careers with the benefit of hindsight. The second conversation in the series features Russ Feingold, who served...

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Saudi Arabia Lifts Suspension On18 Countries

Foreign PolicyReligionSaudi Arabia Lifts Suspension On18 Countries

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2022

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the lifting of suspension on Nigeria and 17 other countries. In a statement Monday, the Ministry assured foreign pilgrims of participation in the 2022 hajj after a two-year suspension occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. It said COVID-19 vaccination was the only basic requirement for pilgrims and that further information would be released in due course. Meanwhile, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in a statement by...

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FG Agrees to Extradite Abba Kyari to U.S Over $1.1m Wire Fraud Involving Him, Hushpuppi, Four Others

Crime & SecurityForeign PolicyLaw & JusticeFG Agrees to Extradite Abba Kyari to U.S Over $1.1m Wire Fraud Involving Him, Hushpuppi, Four Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 3, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal Government has agreed to extradite the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari as requested by the United States of America. The US in its request demanded the extradition of Kyari over alleged $1.1million wire fraud involving Abass Ramon, popularly known as Hushpuppi, and four others. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), made this known in an...

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Buhari Approves $8.5m to Evacuate Stranded Nigerians In Ukraine as Over 100 Await Visa to Join Ukraine War

Foreign PolicyNewsBuhari Approves $8.5m to Evacuate Stranded Nigerians In Ukraine as Over 100 Await Visa to Join Ukraine War

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 3, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the sum of $8.5 million (N3.5bn) to facilitate the immediate evacuation of 5,000 Nigerians from Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Zubairu Dada while speaking to State House Correspondents after Federal Executive Council Meeting, which was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. Dada, who spoke...

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FG To Evacuate 2000 Nigerians From Ukraine Starting from Wednesday

Foreign PolicyNewsFG To Evacuate 2000 Nigerians From Ukraine Starting from Wednesday

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 1, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal Government has said starting from Wednesday, it will begin the evacuation of about 2000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighboring countries. This was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the fund for the airlines to evacuate Nigerians. When asked if the number of evacuees was about 2,000, and when...

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Shehu Sani Mocks Federal Government Over Its Interest In The Russian-Ukraine Crisis While Northern Nigeria Is On Fire

Foreign PolicyHuman Rights & FreedomShehu Sani Mocks Federal Government Over Its Interest In The Russian-Ukraine Crisis While Northern Nigeria Is On Fire

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 1, 2022

Human rights activist and politician, Senator Shehu Sani has made a satirical statement that seems to be mocking the Nigerian government over its interest in the Russian-Ukraine crisis while bandits are ravaging lives and property in Northern Nigeria. The security situation in Nigeria is deteriorating. Northern Nigeria is bleeding with rapacious bandits attacking, killing, and abducting hapless people. The trending news every passing day is the killing of innocent people by bandits, who have continued...

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4,000 Nigerians Stranded In Ukraine- Presidency

Foreign PolicyNews4,000 Nigerians Stranded In Ukraine- Presidency

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 28, 2022

ABUJA — The Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) Garba Shehu has disclosed that 4,000 Nigerians are stranded in Ukraine and unable to cross its borders into neighbouring Poland. In a statement on Sunday night, Garba noted that Ukrainian police and security personnel are refusing to allow them to board buses and trains heading towards the Ukraine-Poland border. The statement reads: “While efforts to begin talks between Russia and Ukraine are underway,...

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Poland Ambassador Assures Prof. Moghalu that Her Country is Open for Africans Fleeing Ukraine

Foreign PolicyNewsPoland Ambassador Assures Prof. Moghalu that Her Country is Open for Africans Fleeing Ukraine

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)February 27, 2022

AWKA — The Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria,  Joanna Tarnawska has in a conversation with Prof. Kingsley Moghalu — retired career United Nations Diplomat, former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, and Political Economy expert said that her country is open for Africans and Nigerians, seeking to take refuge in Poland, from Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has forced residents of Ukraine to seek refuge in nearby Poland. However, there have been...

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