MALI RENAMES COLONIAL FRENCH STREET NAMES. (PHOTO).

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 Mali renames colonial French street names Mali followed Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names, AFP reported. Streets bearing the names of members of France's colonial administration have been rebaptised in Bamako, according to a decree by the junta chief. Cedeao Avenue (the French acronym for the Economic Community of West African States or ECOWAS) is also now named after a new strategic confederation that Mali has formed with Burkina Faso and Niger – the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). In all, nearly 25 names have been replaced, among them boulevards, streets, squares and public establishments. Niger and Burkina Faso have already made several changes to street and monument names in the last two years. In October, Niger renamed several historic sites in its capital Niamey which previously bore references to old colonial master France. Mali has been ruled by the military since back-to-back coups ...

FG TO CREATE CLIMATE DIVISION IN WOMEN AFFAIRS MINISTRY. (PHOTO).


 FG to Create Climate Division in Women Affairs Ministry


The Nigerian Federal Government plans to establish a Climate Division within the Ministry of Women’s Affairs to lead gender-responsive and sustainable climate initiatives. 


Additionally, a Women in Green Economy Project will launch in 2025, aiming to empower one million women in climate-smart agriculture and train 2,000 female climate champions. Minister Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim emphasized the crucial role of women in tackling climate change and highlighted Nigeria’s recent progress in climate action. The government also supports President Tinubu’s Green Economic Initiative to address environmental challenges.

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