The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, in a new report said children under the age of 2 are not getting the food or nutrients they need to thrive and grow well, leading to irreversible developmental harm. The report was released on…

Cape Verdean President Jorge Carlos Fonseca says the archipelago’s “first priority” is to “combat” the coronavirus pandemic as he calls for more attention to the problems of small island states. President Fonseca says 74 percent of his country’s population has…

No region is immune to climate disasters the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that “our window of opportunity” to prevent the worst climate impacts is “rapidly closing”. Drawing attention to the “deeply alarming” report of the Intergovernmental…

Nigeria's Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been asked to resign immediately as the free-fall of the Nigerian currency continues without any end in sight. The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, demanded the immediate resignation of Emefiele for overseeing…