world news 220219

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have named Cheikh Oumar Seydi the new Africa Director as it deepens work in the continent. Before his appointment, Seydi, from Senegal, was the regional director for sub-Saharan Africa at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group...

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Liang, says over 60 observers have been deployed in 15 states around the country for tomorrow’s general elections. Liang said this in a video shared on Friday while urging Nigerians to go out and vote. She said although Nigerians were …...