Ukraine War: Biden Says Nuclear Risk Highest Since 1962 Cuba...
President Joe Biden
The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.
Mr Biden said Russia's President Vladimir Putin was "not joking" when he spoke of using ... Read More
US To Screen Travellers From Uganda For Ebola As ‘Precauti...
President Joe Biden’s administration has announced it will test US-bound travellers from Uganda for Ebola, funnelling passengers through five airports that will conduct the screenings.
The administration made the announcement on Thursday, and screenings are expected to begin immediately. Travellers who have ... Read More
ECOWAS Delegation Arrives In Burkina Faso In Wake Of Coup
As a delegation from the West African political bloc ECOWAS arrived in Ouagadougou on Tuesday, protesters took to the streets outside the airport. They shouted anti-French and anti-ECOWAS slogans and said it was time for Burkina Faso to manage its ... Read More
The Netherlands Committed To Support Ghana’s Agric Sector ...
The Deputy Dutch Ambassador to Ghana, Katja Lasseur, has expressed the commitment of the Netherlands to leverage its expertise to support Ghana to improve on its agriculture sector.
She explained that the Netherlands as the second largest exporter of agricultural products ... Read More
Rwandan Court Frees Reporters Accused Of Spreading False New...
A Rwandan court has acquitted three journalists who had been detained for four years on charges of spreading false information with the intention of inciting violence and tarnishing the country’s image.
“There is no evidence to prove that their publication incited ... Read More
Ethiopian Government, Tigray Rebels Accept Peace Talks Invit...
Ethiopia’s government and rebels from the country’s Tigray region say they have accepted an invitation by the African Union to participate in peace talks in South Africa.
The African Union (AU) invited the rival parties to negotiations aimed at ending a two-year conflict ... Read More
Uganda’s Museveni Apologizes To Kenya For Son’s Tweets
President Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has issued a public apology to Kenya, asking forgiveness for tweets by his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The tweets on Monday joked about Uganda invading Kenya. But Museveni promoted his son from lieutenant ... Read More
India-Made Cough Syrups May Be Tied To 66 Deaths In Gambia, ...
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General of WHO
The deaths of dozens of children in Gambia from kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
WHO ... Read More
Putin Finalizes Annexation Claim Rejected By Ukraine, West
President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday to formalize Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions, a move widely condemned as illegal and one that comes as Ukrainian forces advance in a counteroffensive to take back areas under ... Read More
UK To Seek Asylum Ban On Refugees Crossing The English Chann...
Suella Braverman - Home Secretary
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has set out plans for new powers which would ban refugees who cross the English Channel from claiming asylum and said it was her “dream” to see a government flight deporting asylum ... Read More