The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called on both Ethiopia and Eritrea to take urgent steps towards de-escalation, amid the precarious situation in the Tigray region,” the UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani t...
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The United States is set to deploy around 200 troops to Nigeria to assist in training the country’s military to combat Islamist militant groups, according to a U.S. official on Tuesday.
Kenya said Tuesday its foreign minister would go to Moscow next month after condemning recruiters luring Kenyans to Russia with promises of lucrative jobs, only to end up fighting alongside its forces
The also spoke about harmonising their positions on regional and international issues ahead of the African Union summit.
It says warring parties on the ground must assure that UN helicopters operating from a key airport would be safe.
Abdoulaye Ba died as demonstrations over unpaid financial aid escalated into clashes with security forces.
The airline has praised its pilot for his handling of the situation after the aircraft suffered a technical fault.
Zimbabwe's cabinet on Tuesday approved sweeping changes to the constitution as part of a bid to extend 83-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term till 2030, angering opposition figures who warned any changes had to be put to a national referendum.
Nigerian lawmakers have made a sharp U-turn, approving the live electronic publication of election results after a wave of public backlash. Just last week, the Senate had rejected a proposal that would force polling units to upload results in real time.
The Gates Foundation is pushing back against social media claims that Bill Gates is behind a sudden spike in mosquitoes in Kenya. The rumours, led by politician Paul Muite on X.
