Outbreak of diphtheria kills 600 in Nigeria/in /by
Nigeria is grappling with a devastating diphtheria outbreak that has claimed the lives of more than 600 people, primarily children, since its onset in December 2022. This recent outbreak surpasses the 2011 incident, which reported a mere 98 cases.
Arms distributed to Israelis in the north of the country/in /by
Arms are being distributed to Israelis living near the Lebanese border in the north of the country as it faces a possible new front in the ongoing war.
Springboks gear up to face host XV de France/in /by
France and the Springboks last met in Marseille last November, with the French battling to a narrow 30-26 win. In their only World Cup meeting, in the 1995 semi-finals, France lost to the Springboks 19-15.
Kenya: Government ends deal to swap doctors with Cuba/in /by
Health Minister Nakumicha Wafula announced the end of the Cuba deal at a meeting with health industry workers in the capital, Nairobi, and was met with applause and shouts of “yes, yes!" Wafula said the ministry would ensure that the country's health workers are “well taken care of.”
Rwanda genocide: trial resumes in Brussels with only one of the two accused/in /by
The trial of two alleged Rwandan genocide perpetrators resumed in Brussels on Wednesday in the absence of one of them, a 76-year-old man who is unwell and must remain in hospital "for at least another fortnight", said the president of the assize court.
US Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for House speaker/in /by
Wednesday's victory marked a stunning turnaround for Scalise, just one month after he returned to work following a blood cancer diagnosis for which he has been undergoing chemotherapy
Niger: the UN “regrets” the order to expel its representative/in /by
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "deeply regrets" the order to expel the UN coordinator in Niger given by the military regime, which will "hinder" humanitarian operations, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.
FBI investigates former Ghanaian minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah/in /by
The FBI and Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) have initiated an extensive investigation into the assets and financial dealings of the former Ghanaian Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, and her associates in the United States.
Arab foreign ministers urge “immediate” end to blockade of Gaza/in /by
"The retaliatory operations carried out and prepared by the Israeli occupation forces will not bring stability but will lead us into more cycles of violence and blood," the Secretary-General of the Arab League said Wednesday (Oct. 11) as the block's foreign ministers met in Cairo.
Gabon: wife of deposed president Ali Bongo jailed/in /by
Her French lawyer François Zimeray confirmed this wednesday and denounced the hearing where she was convicted as an "illegal" and "arbitrary" procedure