LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Eight deportees and over a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are stranded in a shipping container in east Africa after a judge blocked their deportation flight. Neither the officers or immigrants are able to leave the container, located in a U.S. naval base in the scorching-hot nation of Djibouti,…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burundi took a giant stride towards the final qualifying round for the 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup with a staggering 18-0 win over Djibouti in the first leg of their third round tie on Sunday. In a one-sided contest relocated to Ethiopia, the young Burundian stars ran riot, with Esperence Habonima…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-China, Africa’s largest bilateral lender, waived debt owed by 17 countries in the continent for 23 interest-free loans that were due in 2021. The context of the latest relief reinforces China’s intention for Africa to consider the Asian power its preferred long-term development partner, especially “in the face of the various forms…