Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recommended to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO) by Geneva officials, with backing from Africa, Europe, Japan and ChinaBut with the US throwing its weight behind South Korean candidate Yoo Myung-hee, there is a potential for deadlock By Finbarr Bermingham The World Trade Organization (WTO) moved a step closer to
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Boko Haram: Japan Builds Women Empowerment Hub in Borno
Mukaila Ola in Maiduguri Japan in collaboration with United Nations Women and Search for Common Ground has built a Women’s Empowerment Hub in Borno State to address the impact of Boko Haram crisis of women in the troubled state. Speaking during the commissioning of the hub on Thursday, the Borno State
Most ‘Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists’ are Victims of Terrorism—Gambo
Maureen Okpe The Commissioner for Women Affairs Borno State Hajia Zuwaira Gambo has explained that the use of the term 'repentant Boko Haram terrorists' to describe the De-Radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme of the Federal Government is erroneous in that majority of the beneficiaries are victims of terrorism. Gambo made this
Japan expands military presence in Africa
Japan is increasing its footprint in the Horn of Africa even as it draws down its anti-piracy force Joseph Hammond Pirates or no pirates, Japan remains committed to an international security operation off the Horn of Africa which is increasingly a cornerstone of its wider Africa policy. Last month Somali pirates successfully captured a Yemeni
North Korea calls Bolton ‘warmonger’ over missile comment
North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a “warmonger” and “human defect” after he described its recent tests of short-range missiles as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The statement by an unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson came as President Donald Trump visited Japan for
Senkaku Paradox: Preparing for conflict with the great powers
Editor's Note: Contemplating a scenario where China and Russia seize territory of marginal importance triggering applicable defense treaties, Washington needs better, less escalatory, and, thus, more credible options, writes Michael O'Hanlon. This piece was originally published by The Hill. Since roughly 2014, when Russia seized Crimea and China solidified its
First of it’s kind in 200 years, Japanese emperor abdicates
Johnny Simon Akihito will be the first monarch to voluntarily step down in 200 years. Crown prince Naruhito’s ascension will take place tomorrow, but new empress Masako will not be allowed to watch The life and reign of Japan’s Emperor Akihito, in photos Akihito, emperor of Japan for the past 30 years and the head of
China and Russia in the Western Pacific: Implications for Japan and the United States
Tetsuo Kotani China’s growing maritime power is changing the military balance among Asian countries. The continental power of Russia and China dominates the Asian landmass, while the maritime power of the United States and Japan secures freedom of the seas in the western Pacific. Neither side can project sufficient conventional power
Japan donates $1.5 million for community stabilization in North East–UNDP
Mukaila Ola The Government of Japan has released $1.5 million to fund community stabilization activities in North-East Nigeria ravaged by Boko Haram terrorism. The fund donated to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to beutilized through an ongoing programme launched in 2016. A statement by UNDP on Tuesday said the interventions being implemented
‘We won’t denuclearize unless US removes threat’–N/Korea
North Korea said Thursday it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States first removes what Pyongyang called a nuclear threat. The surprisingly blunt statement jars with Seoul’s rosier presentation of the North Korean position and could rattle the fragile trilateral diplomacy to defuse a nuclear