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Burkina Faso president fires PM amid security crisis
West African nation is struggling to contain attacks by groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS). Burkina Faso President Roch...
British PM Johnson imposes COVID ‘Plan B’ to contain Omicron
Johnson announces tighter restrictions in England, amid allegations that his staff partied during lockdown last year. British Prime Minister Boris...
UN halts food aid in Ethiopia’s Kombolcha, Dessie after looting
Mass looting of WFP warehouses in the Amhara region prompts suspension of food distribution in two towns. The World Food...
Passengers burnt to death in Nigeria bus attack
At least 21 passengers, including children, were burnt to death when their bus was ambushed by gunmen in the north-western...
U.S. hits Ugandan military intelligence chief with sanctions over abuses
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on Uganda's chief of military intelligence, Major General Abel Kandiho, over...
U.S. boosters surge to all-time high on Omicron fears
Americans are lining up for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines at a record pace, with concerns about the newly-detected Omicron...
Delta variant cases rise in Canada’s Ontario
Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise across Canada's most populous province of Ontario due to the Delta variant, while...
Strategic partnership between Ghana, Guyana not the usual talk – Guyana President
The President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, H.E. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has pledged his country’s commitment to a “strategic...
US announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
The United States has announced it will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing over China’s “egregious” rights...
Rohingya sue Facebook for $150bn for fueling Myanmar hate speech
Complaint claims algorithms that power the company promote disinformation that translates into real-world violence. Rohingya refugees have sued the social...
