The UN Security Council voted Friday to extend its mission in Afghanistan for six months…
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ECOWAS imposes sanctions on Guinea, Mali junta
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in…
76th UN General Assembly opens in New York
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday said the COVID-19 pandemic had proved to be the most…
Haiti prosecutor seeks charges against PM for president’s murder
Haiti’s top prosecutor said Tuesday he was seeking charges against Prime Minister Ariel Henry for the…
Biden to address UN General Assembly for first time as president
Joe Biden will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week for first…
Pope warns of ‘threat of antisemitism’ in Europe
Pope Francis warned on Sunday of “the threat of antisemitism” in Europe and beyond in…
Vaccine passports not required for crowded events in UK
The UK government has dropped a plan to make people in England show vaccine passports…
Bush denounces US disunity 20 years after 9/11
George W. Bush, who was president during 9/11, said Saturday at a service marking 20…
French rescue 126 migrants attempting Channel crossing
French maritime officials rescued 126 migrants attempting to cross the Channel to Britain as tensions…
Israel rearrests four Palestinian jail breakers
Israel has recaptured four of the six Palestinian militants who escaped from a high-security prison earlier…
Five dead as army helicopter crashes in Ivory Coast
Five people died when an army helicopter crashed in northern Ivory Coast, officials said on…
British Queen, royal family supports Black Lives Matter movement, Senior aide
Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family support Black Lives Matter (BLM), a senior representative…
Russia summons US ambassador over ‘election interference’
Russia’s foreign ministry said Friday it summoned the US ambassador in Moscow over the interference…
South African court postpones Zuma’s corruption hearing until Sept 21
South African high court on Thursday postponed the hearing of former president Jacob Zuma’s corruption…
ECOWAS suspends Guinea over coup
West Africa bloc ECOWAS has decided to suspend Guinea following a recent coup in the…
Taliban declares Islamic emirate, announces new government
The Taliban have announced a new interim government for the country and declared it an “Islamic…
Basic services in Afghanistan collapsing, says UN
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday said Afghanistan is facing…
Vietnamese man jailed 5 years for spreading coronavirus
Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine rules…
Germany’s envoy to China dies two weeks into job
Germany’s new ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, has died shortly after taken up his post,…
UN chief condemns Guinea coup d’état
United Nations, UN, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the coup d’etat in Guinea and…
Biden orders release of secret 9/11 documents
US President Joe Biden on Friday ordered declassification over the next six months of still…
At least 36 dead after severe rainfall hits U.S. east coast
The devastating storm in the north-eastern United States (U.S.) in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida killed…
Over 7,000 schools damaged by Tigray war, says Ethiopia Minister
More than 7,000 schools have been damaged as a result of the expanding conflict in…
A-29 Super Tucano, defining moment in combating extremism – U.S. General
Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian of the United States Africa Command, says the induction of A-29 Super Tucanos…
UN chief seeks end to biodiversity crisis
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for greater leadership and political will to end the…
Three American residents indicted for attempts to illegally export arms to Nigeria
Three residents of Maryland, United States of America, face indictment for attempting to illegally export…
19 villagers killed in Niger Republic attack
An attack by suspected jihadists on a village in western Niger’s troubled “three-border” region has…
US offers $5 million for information to arrest ex-Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces head
The US has announced a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to the…
Afghanistan: Nigerians in Diaspora want peaceful coexistence in fatherland
Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation-Americas (NIDOA) on Friday stressed the need for compatriots to learn from Afghanistan…
Terrorist groups adapt to new technologies, expand across Africa
Two decades after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, U.S, terror networks – Al-Qaida…