Group of protesters on Friday stormed the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, and police command in Lagos to protest the rising spate of rape, sexual violence, assault against women, incest in the country. Unanimously, they demanded that there should be declaration of state-of-emergency on gender-based violence in the country. The protesters who demanded justice...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly approved the nomination of former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Cable reported that Iweala’s nomination was approved by the president on Thursday, June 4. The former minister of finance is a globally respected economist. Photo credits: Ted talk/Pulse.ng...

JOHANNESBURG, June 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As the world races to stem the coronavirus, Democratic Republic of Congo is racing to also stop the spread of measles and a new outbreak of Ebola, leaving women delaying reproductive health needs, aid groups warned. Congo is also facing armed conflict, bringing with it sexual violence against...