27 June 2021 After months of playing the ostrich, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation has finally acknowledged the danger of persistent smuggling of petroleum products across the country’s borders and the role bad eggs in the security agencies play in and resistance of border communities to government’s efforts to shutting down the thriving black market. Chris […]
27 June 2021 By Bola A. Akinterinwa There is an emerging debate on the principle of uti possidetis on the social media platform of the Nigerian Society of International Law, which is quite interesting in light of Nigeria’s current insecurity imbroglio. Uti possidetis is a major catalytic agent of Nigeria’s insecurity from the perspective of […]
24 June 2021 By Segun Giwa The governments of Ondo and Osun States on Thursday held a meeting designed to resolve disputes brewing along their borders. The meeting, attended by the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and the Osun state Attorney General, Mr Olufemi Akande, who represented his Deputy Governor, Mr Benedict Alabi. […]
25 June 2021 By Della Russel Ocloo The government of Ghana has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work made in efforts at resolving the maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Togo. According to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the provisional arrangements made towards a temporary management of the […]
2 May 2021 By Tom Head The Kazungula Bridge between Botswana and Zambia is almost ready to open for business, and it is set to revolutionise travel in Southern Africa. Photo: Botswana Government From next Monday, motorists looking to cross the Zambezi River will have more than one major route to choose from, as the […]
25 June 2021 By Frank Jacobs The Kazungula Bridge connects Zambia and Botswana, barely missing Namibia and Zimbabwe. The new bridge in all its glory. The small island just across is Xacumba, the easternmost tip of Namibia. The town on the right is Kazungula in Zambia. The picture is taken high above the Zambezi where […]
25 June 2021 Laura-Maï Gaveriaux Built by Ethiopia, the massive Dam project is fueling tensions with Sudan and Egypt. The second filling, set to take place next month, risks making the area even more explosive. KHARTOUM — A sandstorm throws a thick red fog on Khartoum, making the Sudanese capital look like something out of a Martian chronicle […]
GNA, 23 June 2021 Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has opened the Seventh Round of the Joint Ghana-Togo Maritime Boundary Negotiations Meeting in Accra. The three-day meeting aims at resolving, amicably, the outstanding issues on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the two neighbouring countries. Mr Kokou Edem Tengue, […]
The Citizen, 23 June 2021 By Marizka Coetzer (marizkac@citizen.co.za) According to Sars customs data, the export value of tobacco products increased from R14.24 billion in 2019 to R15.87 billion in 2020. Cartons of illicit cigarettes were turned into confetti yesterday when the South African Revenue Service (Sars) destroyed illegal products seized at various borders in South […]
June 23, 2021 Patrick Muthengi Maluki Kenyan coastal fishermen based at Lamu near Somalia demand to be heard in the court dispute over Indian Ocean maritime boundary in March 2021. Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images) Following a maritime boundary dispute, Somalia instituted proceedings against Kenya at the International Court of Justice in August 2014. The […]
