The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed his confidence in Ms Barbara Manzi, the most senior UN official in Burkina Faso, who was ordered to leave the country by the government. Guterres, in a statement, said he had full confidence in the UN system in Burkina Faso, as well...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the people of his country of further Russian attacks in the few remaining days of 2022. “We must be aware that our enemy will try to make this time dark and difficult for us,” he said in his daily video address on Sunday...
Christians from all over the world celebrated Christmas, the festival marking the birth of Jesus Christ, in the Holy Land on Saturday. The traditional Christmas procession arrived in Bethlehem in the afternoon. The procession to Bethlehem had set off from Jerusalem at noon (1000 GMT), led by the head...
Family members visited the legendary Pele on Saturday at the Sao Paulo hospital where he is suffering from worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems, according to a social media post by his daughter. Edinho, Pele’s son — who was recently appointed coach of Serie B football...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has condemned the attempted but foiled Coup d’état in the Gambia on Dec. 21, reiterating that ECOWAS’ rejection of unconstitutional change of government. The ECOWAS Commission, in a statement made available to journalists, said that...
South Africa’s ruling ANC party on Monday re-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa as its leader for a second five-year term, despite a brewing scandal over a huge cash theft at his farm. Ramaphosa garnered 2,476 votes for the post of party president against 1,897 for former health minister Zweli Mkhize,...
At least 22 people have died and several others have been hospitalised in India after drinking toxic alcohol, authorities said Thursday. The deaths happened mainly in two villages in the eastern state of Bihar, where the sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. Such bans are in force in...
The U.S. on Wednesday unlocked new opportunities for trade, investment with Africa by signing an historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the new African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. U.S. President Joe Biden announced this at the U.S. Africa Business Forum in Washington D.C. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Parents who broke record when they welcomed nine babies at once (nonuplets) have finally returned home after 19 months in an intensive care clinic. Mother Halima Cissé, 27, and her husband Abdelkader Arby, 36, from Mali, spent almost two years at the specialist Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca, Morocco, following the...
ope Francis has urged people to celebrate Christmas more modestly and donate the savings to Ukraine. The head of the Catholic Church said during a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday that people could cut back on festive spending this year and celebrate with more humble gifts. “Let...
An Italian air force pilot was killed when his fighter plane crashed on the island of Sicily. Rescue forces found the man’s body early on Wednesday, news agency ANSA reported. The Italian military had confirmed the crash late Tuesday, saying the aircraft did not return from a training mission...
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday called on all African leaders to stop begging for aid and allow the continent assume its rightful position in the world. Akufo-Addo who made the call at the ongoing 3-day U.S.- African Leaders Summit said countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, others have what...
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday said the U.S, would commit more than $55 billion dollars to support health and climate adaption in Africa. Sullivan announced this on the sidelines of the U.S.-Africa summit in Washington D.C. According to him, the U.S. is committed to investing...
Police on Friday reported that five people were killed and more than 40 injured after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in at a wedding gathering. Police official, Anil Kayal said the explosion occurred in a village in Rajasthan when the guests at the wedding were gathering for lunch. Kayal...
The U.S. House of Representatives has given final congressional approval to legislation that provides federal recognition of same-sex marriages, a measure born out of concern that the Supreme Court could reverse its support for legal recognition of such relationships. The House vote was 258-169, with all of the chamber’s...
Prince Harry has said he “sacrificed everything” to be a part of his wife, Meghan Markle’s world. In their new Netflix docuseries titled ‘Harry and Meghan’, Harry said Meghan gave up her freedom and everything she ever knew to join him in his world of royalty. He added that when the...
Ericsson, a Swedish multinational telecommunications company, has projected that 5G subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will grow from seven million in 2022 to 150 million by the end of 2028. Ericsson made this known on Thursday during a webinar organised to discuss its latest 2022 edition of the Mobility...
Twitter owner and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk briefly lost his title as the world’s richest person on Wednesday, to Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s parent company LVMH, according to Forbes. Bernard Arnault, CEO of the French luxury goods firm LVMH, temporarily topped Musk on...
A US judge dismissed Tuesday a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his alleged role in the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Washington federal judge John Bates accepted a US government’s stance that Prince Mohammed, who was designated prime minister of Saudi Arabia...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, be decorated with the country’s highest honour in recognition of his contributions to the political stability of the West African nation. The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu stated this in a statement on Tuesday...