Hello everyone! Here is a roundup of our top stories from last week.
President Bola Tinubu’s address to Nigerians amid nationwide protest gets our attention.
Hardship Protest: Tinubu’s Response to Citizens Not Reassuring
President Bola Tinubu missed another opportunity to address citizens’ demands and show genuine concern for their plight as he addressed the nation in the early hours of Sunday, 04 August. He said he cannot stand and watch people tear the country apart. We wish he also said he could not stand and watch Nigerians die of hunger and starvation. We call on the Nigerian leader to take concrete steps in the short-term, medium-term, and long-term to meet the demands of the Nigerian people.
#EndBadGovernance: Assault on PWDs, Journalists Unacceptable
After day one of the #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria, the Nigerian police failed to protect citizens, who were exercising their constitutional right to protest, as they incited violence. We call on the Inspector General of Police to call his officers to order and ensure that those found guilty face justice. Read more
Akpabio’s Protest Comments: Nigerians Deserve Better Representation
It is beyond shocking that Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made a statement that suggests a mockery of citizens planning to protest against the high cost of living in the country. The Senator Akpabio-led National Assembly should instead urge the executive to implement policies that support agricultural productivity, such as providing subsidies for farming inputs, investing in modern farming techniques, and improving rural infrastructure to reduce post-harvest losses. Read more
South Sudan: Funding Needed to Address Humanitarian Crisis
The starvation in South Sudan’s Pibor County is pushing people into eating wild vegetables and desert dates, and this situation can get worse if immediate assistance is not received. We call on donor organisations to assist in providing humanitarian organisations with the funding that they need to support communities across South Sudan to ward off catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the country. Read more
Sudan: Civilians Need Urgent Medical Assistance amid Attacks on Health Care
In the last eight weeks alone, about 22 attacks were carried out on health care infrastructures in Sudan, a worrying trend that must be addressed to ensure civilians get the medical assistance needed to survive the ongoing war. About 55 people lost their lives while 104 people have sustained injuries as a result of recent attacks on health care facilities in the country, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). We call on all parties to the conflict, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, stop the attack on health care facilities and health care workers as enshrined in the international humanitarian law. Read more
That is the roundup of some stories that made headlines last week. More headlines are available on Development Diaries or dev_diaries on IG and X, and development diaries on Facebook.
