Earthquake: WHO chief to visit Syrian City of Aleppo
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General (D-G), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, plans to visit the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday. The visit will be in the […]
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Cameroon restricts movement after “unexplained deaths” from hemorrhagic fever
Cameroon Health Ministry on Friday said the country has restricted movement along its border with Equatorial Guinea following “several unexplained deaths” from hemorrhagic fever. In […]
Death toll in Turkish-Syrian earthquake rises above 16,000
Four days into the earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region, the reported death toll has risen to more than 16,000 people, according to Turkey news […]
Rebels kidnap civilians in DR Congo clashes for backing enemy militia
M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are holding civilians hostage for suspected collaboration with enemy militias as fighting erupted despite recent peace efforts, […]
Somali forces capture strategic town from al Shabaab terrorists
Somali forces and allied militias have pushed al Shabaab fighters out of a strategic town in central Somalia that the Islamist group has controlled for […]
Catholic priest under investigation for raping a minor
A Catholic priest in France is being investigated for the rape of a minor, according to the Paris public prosecutor’s office on Thursday. The clergyman […]
Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid – UN
The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian […]
China announces sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over Taiwan trip
House speaker is most senior US official penalized by Beijing Moves part of series of response to Pelosi’s visit to Taipei China announced sanctions on […]
Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
Accra – Ghana has announced the preliminary finding of two cases of Marburg virus disease and if confirmed these would the first such infections recorded in […]
Boris Johnson to resign as Conservative Party leader
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to stand down as Conservative Party leader after losing the support of his ministers and MPs, the BBC is reporting. […]
HumanManager partners HR focus to serve organisations in Ghana
To help organisations of all sizes and structures in Ghana maximise their human resources (HR) and payroll management needs, HumanManager—a frontline HR and payroll solution […]
Mali says it is leaving Sahel military alliance
Mali on Sunday said it was leaving a five-country military alliance in the Sahel region of Africa. The alliance known as the Group of five […]
Russia cuts natural gas deliveries to Bulgaria, Poland
Bulgaria and Poland said Russia was halting delivery of natural gas supplies, marking a major escalation in the face-off between Moscow and Europe over the […]
400 people arrested at anti-war protests in Russia, say activists
O fewer than 400 people were arrested on Friday during renewed demonstrations in Russia against the invasion of Ukraine, according to civil rights activists. The […]
At least 137 ‘heroes’ killed as invading Russian forces press deep into Ukraine
Invading Russian forces pressed deep into Ukraine as deadly battles reached the outskirts of Kyiv, with explosions heard in the capital early Friday that the […]
Court jails man for putting detergent into patient’s drip
A 32-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison for putting liquid bathroom cleaner into the intravenous drip line of another patient for unclear […]
ECOWAS court adjourns Nigeriens’ suit on political exclusion to April 12
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has adjourned to April 12, a suit by Nigeriens in diaspora challenging their exclusion by the Republic of Niger, […]
Foreign troops cannot stay in Mali anymore – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga of Mali on Friday said the country would no longer allow foreign forces to remain in the country without predetermined […]
ISIS leader blew himself, family up during U.S. raid – Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, leader of the violent Islamic State group, ISIS, blew himself up during an overnight […]
Eight Rwandans linked to 1994 genocide expelled by Niger Republic
Niger has ordered the expulsion of eight Rwandans linked to the East African country’s 1994 genocide for “diplomatic reasons”, just a month after they were […]