World News

Unknown Mystery disease kills over 100 in South Sudan

As the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to investigate a mystery illness in South Sudan, the disease has claimed another victim. Up until...

Franch force kills ISIS leader Soumana Boura in Niger Republic

French forces has announced the killing of a regional ISIS leader wanted in connection with the killing of French aid workers in Niger...

Chile takes the lead among progressive nations, elects 35-year-old as President

  The streets of Santiago erupted in celebration Sunday after leftist millennial Gabriel Boric became Chile’s youngest-ever president-elect with an unexpectedly large victory...

US Congress passes bill to combat global Islamophobia

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill largely along party lines that would create a State Department office given the task...

Intractable lnsecurity: Burkina Faso Prime Minister, Govt Quit

  Amid wave of protests mounted against inability to combat ceaseless jihadist attacks that have killed thousands, Burkina Faso’s Premier and government have...

Finland is world’s happiest nation, says Prime Minister

  In a rare interview with foreign media and monitored by Persecondnews.com,  Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin, disclosed that the Nordic nation is...

Omicron COVID-19 variant

Omicron: UK re-introduces pre-departure tests for all arrivals, adds Nigeria to travel red list

    In its desperate bid to curtail the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant UK announced that all international arrivals to...

US Customs seizes $30M in fake Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton products from China

  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has seized more than $30 million in counterfeit designer products bearing the names of...

Man jailed for threatening to burn down mosque

  A United Kingdom man who glorified terror acts by mass murderers online and encouraged terrorism has been jailed for seven and a...

Cyril Ramaphosa

COVID-19 Omicron variant: Travel bans harsh, unfair, says South African President, holds talks with Buhari

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked the leaders of Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal for expressing...

Omicron variant: US set to impose stricter entry rules

Stricter Covid-19 testing rules for air travellers entering the US are being worked on amid concerns about a new Omicron variant, Persecondnews.com gathered...

Man survives flight from Guatemala to U.S hiding under Plane’s wheel

A Guatemalan man hidden in the wheel well of an American Airlines aircraft survived a flight of more than two and a half...

Ugandan Government

China to take over Uganda’s only International airport over $207m loan

  The Ugandan Government has signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) to borrow $207 million at two per cent...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed joins battle front to fight rebels

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reportedly joined the front line where government forces are battling rebels from the Tigray region, Persecondnews.com gathered. Mr Abiy,...

President Biden to host US-Africa Leaders summit in Washington, DC

  President Joe Biden  will welcome leaders from across the African continent to Washington,DC capital for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit next year,...

Global health tops agenda as G7 foreign ministers meet in Liverpool

  Global health, human rights and economic resilience after the Covid-19 pandemic will top agenda as G7 foreign and development ministers gather in...