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The United States, Canadian and Taiwanese governments have warned their nationals against non-essential travel to Nigeria, following increased terrorist attacks in the North-East. On Thursday, Security was beefed up around foreign missions in Abuja. A few days ago, the United States Embassy and its Canadian counterpart–in their travel advisories updates–urged their citizens to avoid all but essential visits to certain ...

Incredible amateur footage appears to show the moment a golden eagle attempted to snatch a small child in a Montreal park. The short video, posted to YouTube by MrNuclearCat, is claimed to show a golden eagle swooping down and lifting a toddler off the ground in Montreal. It has quickly become a viral hit. However, there was much skepticism on ...

With an initial focus on oil-producing Nigeria and mineral-rich Ghana, Ottawa is bolstering its trade strategy in Africa, but some within the international development and economic communities have expressed concerns about Canada’s approach, Africareview reports. The Canadian government was criticised for cutting foreign aid a few years ago, and in particular when Africa amassed some of the greatest hits. The ...

Reuters – Canada’s foreign aid minister is resigning from politics after coming under fire for extravagant spending, including a $16 (10.1 pounds) dollar glass of orange juice in a luxury London hotel. Bev Oda, the minister for international cooperation, said in a statement on Tuesday that she advised Prime Minister Stephen Harper two weeks ago that she will step down ...

Canada deported Leon Mugesera, accused of helping to incite the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, ending his 15-year legal battle to avoid returning to his homeland. “Leon Mugesera is now airbound for Kigali! Thank ordinary ppl in Canada who saw thru confusion in int’l legal labyrinth and said ‘he must go,’” Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said in a message on ...