WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency Barbados Today14/08/202401.2K views LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in… Read more
Nigerian bank to establish Caribbean presence Dawne Parris18/06/202401.8K views A Nigerian multinational commercial bank is making moves to set up in the Caribbean, promising improved access to financial services and expanded digital services. Aigboje Imoukhuede, Chairman of the Lagos-headquartered… Read more
Why no free trade agreement between Caribbean and Africa? Dawne Parris12/06/202402.3K views “If a region as small as the Caribbean can negotiate a reciprocal free trade agreement with Europe, then why should we not be able to do one with Africa?” That… Read more
Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal Barbados Today28/02/202401.2K views Ghana’s parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum… Read more
Seventy-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins Barbados Today01/12/20230694 views BBC – A 70-year-old woman has given birth to twins following IVF treatment, a hospital in Uganda has said. Safina Namukwaya delivered a boy and a girl via caesarean at… Read more
Fifty die in Ethiopia amid drought and aid freeze Barbados Today23/11/202301.1K views BBC – More than 50 people have died in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray and Amhara regions amid drought and an aid freeze, local officials have told the BBC. The Horn of… Read more
Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia Barbados Today20/11/20230955 views AP – Skyrocketing sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Increasing the cost of bread would mean declining sales, so the Nigerian baker decided to cut his production by… Read more
#BTEditorial – African leadership in Haiti peace plan Barbados Today29/09/20230636 views An increasing number of African nations are coming into their own and commanding their place on the world stage where their contribution to human and social development is being recognised.… Read more
Niger’s coup leaders say they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for ‘high treason’ Barbados Today14/08/20230511 views NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s mutinous soldiers said they will prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security, in an announcement hours after the junta said they were… Read more
US facilitating land evacuation of private citizens in Sudan Barbados Today24/04/20230447 views (AP) — The United States has begun facilitating the departure of private U.S. citizens who want to leave Sudan, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Sullivan said… Read more