By Derrick Bangura – The Ukrainian government has dispatched a convoy of buses to the besieged south-eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, in the hopes of...
By Derrick Bangura Nigeria’s poverty reduction is being hindered by sluggish growth, inadequate human capital, labor market flaws, and exposure to shocks, according to the World...
By Derrick Bangura As a constant Russian shelling tried to pound the city into submission, civilians fleeing Ukraine’s besieged southern port metropolis of Mariupol recalled escaping...
By Derrick Bangura A Russian court has labelled Meta Platforms Inc an “extremist organisation”, banning the activities of the United States company on Russian territory. Moscow’s...
By Derrick Bangura Ukraine has rejected a Russian ultimatum offering people in the besieged city of Mariupol safe passage out of the port if they surrender....
By Derrick Bangura A Boeing 737 carrying more than 133 people has crashed in mountains in China, with smoke seen billowing from the scene. Chinese state...
By Derrick Bangura On Friday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated a gigantic suspension bridge spanning the Dardanelles Strait, the latest in a succession of large infrastructure...
By Derrick Bangura Nigeria has issued a seven-year Eurobond worth $1.250 billion (N520 billion) in the International Capital Market (ICM), making it the first African country...
By Derrick Bangura Faced with stiff opposition in Ukraine and crippling economic sanctions at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin is employing rhetoric reminiscent of Josef Stalin’s...
By Derrick Bangura A factory was destroyed and a bus repair garage was damaged in a Russian missile attack on Lviv airport in western Ukraine. Air...