Weapon Of Mass Destruction: North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missile
North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, in its first such launch since October.The missile landed...
Philippines: President Duterte Signs Law Criminalizing Child Marriage
Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines on Thursday as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six...
Drug Trafficking: Niger Republic Makes Record Cocaine Seizure, Arrests Mayor
Police in Niger Republic had seized a record 214 kilogrammes of cocaine in the country’s northern desert and arrested a local mayor and his driver as...
Curfew In Kenya’s Coastal Region After Beheadings
Kenya's government has imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the volatile coastal region of Lamu, following the killing of seven people - two of whom...
Boat Capsize: Nine Dead Many Missing In Tanzania
Tanzanian authorities say nine persons have died and man still missing after a boat accident in Panza Island.The boat was heading to Panza Island...
OPEC: Kuwait’s Al-Ghais To Succeed Nigeria’s Barkindo As Secretary-General
Top oil-producing countries on Monday picked Kuwaiti oil executive Haitham al-Ghais as the next Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).He...
South Sudan President Sacks Central Bank Governor
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the central bank governor and appointed a replacement.The dismissal of Dier Tong Ngor was announced in a...
Mali: Authorities Say Eight Soldiers Killed In Terrorists Ambush
Army says eight soldiers have been killed and seven others were injured when their patrol was ambushed by a suspected armed group in western...
UN Security Council Condemns Myanmar Massacre
The United Nations Security Council condemned last week’s massacre in Myanmar of more than 30 people, including two Save the Children staff, that was...
Sudan: Over 30 People Confirmed Dead In Gold Mine Collapse
Sudanese government official has confirmed that 31 miners were killed and eight missing on Tuesday when a rudimentary gold mine collapsed.Head of the state-run...
Civil Marriage: Non-Muslim Couple Tie The Knot For The First Time...
The United Arab Emirate, UAE, has issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple as the Gulf country seeks to keep its...
Crimes Against The People: Truth Commission Recommends Prosecution Of Ex-President Jammeh
A truth and reconciliation commission in The Gambia has recommended that ex-leader Yahya Jammeh be brought before an international tribunal for crimes allegedly committed during his...
Ghana: Harmful New Year Prophecies Attract Five-Year Jail Term, Police Warn...
The Ghana Police Service have warned religious leaders to desist from New Year prophecies of harm, danger and death and others that could create...
Illegal Migration: 28 Dead Bodies Found On Libyan Coast
The bodies of 28 migrants have washed up on Libya’s western coast after their boat sunk on Sunday, making it the latest tragedy on...
Libya: UN Envoy Says Elections Postponed, New Date Expected Within 30...
Deputy Head of the United Nations, UN Support Mission in Libya for political affairs Stephanie Williams says Libya’s presidential election had been postponed with...
Guinea: Coup Leader Returns After Decade In Exile
The leader of a 2008 coup in Guinea arrived back in the country on Wednesday after more than a decade in exile, hinting he...
Tunisia: Court Sentences Ex-President Marzouki To Prison In Absentia
A Tunisian court has issued a verdict in absentia sentencing former President Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison after he criticized President Kais...
Tunisia Starts Implementation Of Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination Pass
The mandatory vaccination pass, which aims to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the public and private sectors, is now in force in Tunisia...
Militancy: 5,000 Refugees Head Home Voluntarily From Zambia To Dr Congo...
About 5,000 refugees, who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo four years ago, are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia...
South Sudan: Senior UN Official Condemns Killing Of Humanitarian Worker
The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Matthew Hollingworth, has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid worker that also left another injured,...
