January 25, 2022

Russian authorities have announced that they on Tuesday added jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to a list of ‘terrorists and extremists’, in a move that has been interpreted as desperation to clampdown on the opposition.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Navalny and several of his allies, including key aide Lyubov Sobol, appeared Tuesday on a database of banned individuals compiled by the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring).

According to Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation — which was declared extremist and shut down last year — nine other Navalny allies were added to the list on Tuesday.

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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday launched the National Policy on Fifth Generation (5G) technology for Nigeria’s Digital Economy.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the President also directed all security institutions to immediately fashion out ways of leveraging the new technology to enhance security in the country.

He disclosed that the Federal Government will take full advantage of the opportunities provided by5G for the economy, security, and well-being of the nation.

He spoke at the presentation of the national policy on 5G, approved at the Federal Executive Council meeting.

Buhari also allayed fears over the health …

The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera on Monday announced the sack of his entire cabinet over graft concerns, vowing to ‘confront all forms of lawless conduct by public officials’.

Speaking in a national address, Chakwera said; ‘I have dissolved my entire cabinet effective immediately, and all the functions of cabinet revert to my office until I announce a reconfigured cabinet in two days,’

He added that the reconfigured cabinet will exclude Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa, who was arrested last month in a bribery case.

‘This is to allow him to answer the corruption charges he is facing …