US bars entry for those who ‘undermine’ Nigeria’s upcoming polls
February 25 elections, which will determine Nigeria’s president, come amid inflation and widespread insecurity.The United States has said it is restricting entry to people “believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria”, ahead of that country’s elections this year. The announcement on Wednesday also extends to the families of those accused
Colombia shifts strategy in drug war away from coca eradication
Bogotá, Colombia — After promising to radically change Colombian drug policy, the administration of President Gustavo Petro has announced plans this month to reduce forced eradication efforts that, for decades, have remained one of the country’s chief strategies to curb coca, the raw ingredient in cocaine. Illegal coca farming is big business in Colombia. The
Russian tennis star Khachanov defends Nagorno-Karabakh messages
Pro-Armenian sentiment expressed during the Australian Open sparks a complaint from Azerbaijan tennis officials.Karen Khachanov has defended himself after his support at the Australian Open for the contested Armenian enclave Nagorno-Karabakh sparked a strongly worded complaint from Azerbaijan tennis officials. The Russian, who has Armenian roots, wrote a message on a television camera lens after
Nigeria opens ‘game changer’ billion-dollar deep seaport in Lagos
Many of Nigeria’s existing seaports, inherited from the colonial administration, no longer function properly.Nigeria has opened a billion-dollar, Chinese-built deep seaport in Lagos, which is expected to ease congestion at the country’s ports and help it become an African hub for transhipment, handling cargoes in transit for other destinations. President Muhammadu Buhari, who inaugurated the
Gerasimov: Russia’s army plans may consider NATO expansion
Military reforms could be adjusted to respond to security threats, says new commander Gerasimov.The new Russian general in charge of operations in Ukraine has said military reforms will respond to NATO’s possible expansion and the “collective West”, which he accused of waging a hybrid war against Moscow. In his first public comments, Valery Gerasimov, chief
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