Under-fire Angolan billionaire, Dos Santos, quits Unitel
Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, who is facing a massive corruption investigation, stepped down from the board of the country's largest mobile...
Ivory Coast ex-first lady seeks amnesty for husband before polls
Ivory Coast's former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, on Tuesday asked President Alassane Ouattara, her exiled husband's arch-foe, to grant the ex-strongman amnesty...
U.S. presidential candidate, Biden, picks Kamala Harris as running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate - the first black woman and Asian American...
Russia claims 1st COVID-19 vaccine “Sputnik V”, Putin’s daughter inoculated
"This morning, for the first time in the world, a vaccine against the new coronavirus was registered" in Russia, Vladimir Putin said...
New Zealand announces return of COVID-19 after 102 days
New Zealand has announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections more than 100 days on Tuesday and issued a stay-at-home lockdown order...
Terrorists kill six French tourists, two Nigeriens in Niger
Six French tourists and their local guide and driver have been killed by gunmen riding motorcycles in an area of southwestern Niger.
Most COVID-19 tests in U.S. are ‘completely garbage’ –Bill Gates
Bill Gates has criticized how coronavirus (COVID-19) tests are being conducted.
He said that one massive problem with COVID-19...
Ugandan presidential hopeful: Police used bullets to disperse my supporters
Ugandan pop star and presidential hopeful, Bobi Wine, has alleged that some of his supporters were injured on Saturday after police fired...
Boko Haram wreaking havoc despite offensive, says Chad
Chad's President, Idriss Deby, at the weekend, said that Boko Haram jihadists would continue to wreak havoc in the Lake Chad region...
Third term for Ouattara will destabilise Ivory Coast, opposition party warns
Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara's decision to run for a third-term in office violates the constitution and will destabilise a country still...
