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At Least 84 Killed In Fuel Tanker Explosion In Sierra Leone
At least 84 people died on Friday after a fuel tanker exploded in a suburb of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, it has emerged.
Mohamed Lamrane Bah, director of communications for Sierra Leone's National Disaster Management Agency…
Facebook Deletes PM’s Post Inciting Ethiopians To Kill Rebels
Social media platform Facebook has taken down a post by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed urging Ethiopians to kill and bury rebels.
The post was a violation of the social media platform’s policy on inciting violence.
In November…
UN Decries ‘Extreme Brutality’ In Tigray Conflict As Ethiopia Declares State Of Emergency
UN rights chief, Michelle Bachelet has slammed the extreme brutality characterising the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, following a joint UN-Ethiopian report warning of possible “crimes against humanity” by all sides.
Bachelet…
Barclays Bank CEO, Jes Staley Quits Following Probe Into Links To Convicted Sex Offender, Jeffrey…
British bank Barclays have on Monday said chief executive, Jes Staley had quit ahead of contesting the outcome of a UK probe into historical links with convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
Barclays, which had supported Staley during…
AU Suspends Sudan Over Military Coup
African Union has on Wednesday announced the suspension of Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected the military takeover as an “unconstitutional” seizure of power.
The continent-wide bloc said it…
Sudan PM Released As Protesters Get Tear Gassed
Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok was brought home late Tuesday, his office said, after a day of intense international pressure following his removal in a military coup.
Hamdok was “under close surveillance” while other…
Japan’s Princess Mako Renounces Royal Status, Turns Down $1.3m Govt Payout As She Finally Marries…
Japan's Princess Mako of Akishino, the emperor's niece, has on Tuesday, October 26 proved that she’s more than willing to give everything up in the name of love, including a renouncing royal status and rejecting huge payout check from…
Coup: Sudan’s Military Dissolves Govt, Declares State Of Emergency
Sudan’s top general has on Monday declared a state of emergency, dissolved the authorities leading country’s democratic transition, and announced the formation of a new government after soldiers detained civilian leaders in what…
Sudan: Internet Access Cut As Armed Forces Detain Prime Minister, Other Leaders In ‘Coup’
Armed forces detained Sudan’s prime minister over his refusal to support their “coup” on Monday, the information ministry said, after weeks of tensions between the military and civilian figures sharing power since the ouster of autocrat…
Fully Vaccinated US Ex-Secretary Of State, Colin Powell Dies From COVID-19 Complications
Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state, has on Monday, October 18 died at 84 from COVID-19 complications.
"We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American," the family…
US To Open Borders To Fully Vaccinated Travellers From Nov. 8
United States government has on Friday, October 15 said it will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international travellers from November 8.
Kevin Munoz, White House assistant press secretary, announced the…
Global COVID Death Toll At Lowest In Almost A Year – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) says the death toll from COVID-19 is now at its lowest level in almost one year.
Speaking on Wednesday at a media briefing in Geneva, Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said although the deaths are…
Sydney Ends COVID-19 Lockdown After 106 Days
Elated Sydneysiders celebrated the end of almost four months of coronavirus lockdown on Monday, putting behind them a period of “blood, sweat and no beers” in Australia’s largest city.
Sydney’s more than five million residents were…
Pope Francis Meets Colombian Nun Released By Mali Jihadists Four Years After Abduction
Pope Francis on Sunday met with Gloria Cecilia Narvaez, a Franciscan nun from Colombia, a day after she was freed by jihadists in Mali after more than four years of captivity, a Vatican spokesman said.
Sister Gloria was taken hostage…
Pandora Papers: Secret Assets, Tax Evasion Schemes Of Peter Obi, Uhuru Kenyatta, Shakira, King Of…
A collaboration of over 600 journalists from 150 media outlets in 117 countries has produced a series of indicting investigative reports detailing how hundreds of wealthy elites worldwide engage in tax evasion, using tax and secret offshore…