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Father of Microsoft’s co-founder, dies
Williams Gates Sr., who stepped in when appeals for charity began to overwhelm his billionaire son and started what became the...
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe resigns, clearing way for successor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepped down from his role leading the country due to declining health. “I have decided to step down...
Plot to kill US Ambassador to South Africa uncovered
Iran is plotting to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa as it seeks to further avenge the killing of top Iranian...
Rape: President George Weah declares national emergency
Liberia has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after increase in cases across the...
US cancels 1,000 China student visas
The US State Department has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers it said had ties to the...
Pastor charged with first-degree murder after shooting wife outside bank where she worked
A popular Ghananian Pastor in the United States was arrested after he fatally shot his wife outside an Orlando credit union...
Coronavirus Woes: South Africa Records 51% GDP Drop
South Africa’s restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus put the economy into its longest recession in 28 years, with gross...
Buhari to sit-tight African leaders: Shun tenure elongation, lures of office
Miffed by the crave by some African leaders to perpetuate themselves in power, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged leaders of the member-states...
U.S likely to have coronavirus vaccine by October says Trump
US President Donald Trump revealed Monday that America could have a coronavirus vaccine by October. “We will end the pandemic under Operation...
U.S Secretary of State Pompeo speaks with Nigeria’s foreign minister Onyeama on building health security and regional stability
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama over phone and the two leaders discussed the importance...
US CDC tells states to prep for November Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to prepare for Covid-19 vaccine distribution as soon as late...
Outrage in France as magazine shows black lawmaker Danielle Obono as a slave in chains
French President Emmanuel Macron led nationwide outrage on Saturday after an ultra-conservative magazine portrayed a black politician as a slave. Prime Minister...
Breaking: AfDB President, Adesina, re-elected for second term
Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been re-elected the President of the Africa Development Bank by the Board of Governors. Mrs Lauretta Onochie, Personal...
Restore democracy, release detained President, others, Buhari, ECOWAS leaders urge Mali junta
President Muhammadu Buhari and other ECOWAS leaders have called for the immediate release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, who was...
Breaking : Detained Malian President, Keita, resigns amid coup
Trapped in the quicksand of month-long political turmoil and coup which ousted him, Malian President, Ibrahim Keita, on Wednesday indicating he was...
Security Source : Mali President Keita arrested by mutinying soldiers
Mutineering soldiers say they have detained Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. “We can tell you that the...
