Congolese singer Koffi Olomide has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for the kidnapping of his former dancers. But the sentence was...
Britain on Monday confirmed what is thought to be the first confirmed death after infection with the Omicron variant, as the country...
At least 53 migrants were killed Thursday in Mexico after the truck they were hiding in hit a retaining wall and overturned...
Pope Francis urged caution on Monday in the “interpretation” of a damning report into child sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy, saying...
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that while it would take weeks to judge the severity of the new Covid-19 variant...
New cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected around the world, with two cases reported in Australia, as more countries try...
Both presidential and legislative polls had been slated for December 24, but in early October parliament split the dates of the votes,...
AGENCIES: The Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the Ugandan capital Kampala that killed three people...
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday there could be a shortfall of up to two billion syringes in 2022, which threatens to...
ADIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Nine rebel groups battling Ethiopia’s government will “collaborate and join forces” Friday, they said in a statement announcing the alliance,...
Pfizer's is the second anti-Covid pill after that of Merck, which is actually an influenza medicine rebranded to fight the coronavirus. Pfizer's...
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN: The son of late South Sudanese revolution leader John Garang met President Salva Kiir on Monday, in what was...
ADIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia’s cabinet on Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency after Tigrayan rebels seized two crucial towns in an apparent...
The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. “I am...
AFP NEWS: Former South Korean president and general Roh Tae-woo, who was instrumental in crushing the Gwangju Uprising at a cost of...
KHARTOUM, SUDAN: Soldiers stormed the headquarters of Sudan’s state broadcaster and detained some employees on Monday, the information ministry said, as part...
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Forer South Africa president Mr. Jacob Zuma on Thursday made his first public appearance since his release from prison...
KINSHASHA, DRC: Vaccination against the deadly Ebola disease began on Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Beni, the...
AGENCIES: Toby, the world’s oldest white rhino, has died at the age of 54 in a zoo in northern Italy, a spokeswoman...
KINSHASHA, DRC: More than 100 people are believed dead or missing in the sinking of a makeshift vessel on the Congo river,...
GUINEA, AFRICA: Colonel Mamady Doumbouya on Friday promised to respect Guinea’s international commitments while transitioning to civilian rule as he was sworn...
KIGALI, RWANDA: Court in Rwanda on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide survivor to 15 years in prison for “inciting...
NEW YORK, USA: American Singer Robert Kelly alias R. Kelly was on Monday convicted of leading a decades-long sex crime ring, with...
SAO TOME & PRINCIPLE: An opposition candidate Carlos Vila Nova has won the presidency in Sao Tome and Principe, an archipelago in...