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Chika Orji, Program Manager/Communications Focal Point at the Smallscale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) and AWARD GASP Policy Fellow, raised the alarm that post-harvest losses are one of the major structural barriers that keep women farmers excluded from full participation in society. Chike noted this in an interview with Blueprint to commemorate the 2026 International Women’s Day celebration, with …

A week ago, Lebanon was “in relatively good shape”, Jeanine Hennis‑Plasschaert, the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, said in a statement. press statement. The armed forces expanded the authority of the State, long-promised reforms were finally implemented, and preparations for legislative elections were underway. A major loan from the World Bank is set to speed up reconstruction, and improved diplomatic …

To mark International Women’s Day, a human rights defender anonymously shares her story. Last week I had to attend the funeral of one of our relatives. On the way, near the intersection, I saw a car stopped at a traffic light. Suddenly, I realized there were Taliban members there. They call it Muhtasibeen – I don’t know exactly in English. …

EFCC Headquarters in Abuja The wife of the Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, was reportedly intercepted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) while on her way to Benue State and was later brought back to Abuja, according to sources close to the development. A report by SaharaReporters claims that EFCC operatives …

Russia’s ambassador to the UK has denied that poison dart frogs were used to kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Keep talking Sunday Morning with Trevor PhillipsAndrey Kevin said her death had “nothing to do with us”. Mr Navy47, killed while imprisoned in a Russian penal colony in 2024. At the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, the UK, Germany, Sweden …

A former rapper is expected to win Nepal’s first election since youth-led protests ousted the incumbent political leadership last year. Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, who won the Kathmandu mayoral election in 2022, has emerged as a candidate for Nepal’s next prime minister. The party he leads, Rastriya Swatantra (RSP) or National Independent Party, has won 117 of 165 directly elected seats …

A very significant event in the Chinese political calendar is taking place in Beijing and, as usual, it goes beyond the optics. The fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s two main legislative and consultative bodies, would lay the foundation for China’s direction …

Two Israeli soldiers were killed in the country’s latest military offensive in Lebanon that has so far killed nearly 400 people. The soldier’s death marked Israel’s first military death since it escalated hostilities against Israel Hezbollah in the Lebanon last week. The two men were said to have died when a rocket launched by militants hit their regiment as bulldozers …

As part of its objectives of improving the well-being of the people, the Lawrence Olanrewaju Foundation (LOF), on Saturday 8 March 2026 hosted its first Ramadan Conference and Iftar Package for Muslims and Non-Muslims with the theme “Hope for the Future: Building a Better Life After Ramadan”. As part of the initiative, Iftar parcels (food items and cash gifts) were …

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani described Iran’s attacks on Gulf states as a “dangerous miscalculation” and warned that the escalation risks destabilizing the region and sending shockwaves through the global economy. Speaking to the media for the first time since Qatar repeatedly experiencing missile and drone attacks, the prime minister told Sky News the country had entered what he …