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Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, Martin Griffiths, says that nearly 15 million people in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will need humanitarian assistance in 2022.
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World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than eight million new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Americas last week, the highest weekly caseload since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso and Mali on Friday, Ivory Coast’s information minister said, after military takeovers in both countries.
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Oil prices fell on Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened following signs that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy soon in the world’s biggest oil user.
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Ghana have confirmed the sack of coach Milovan Rajevac after their shock early exit from the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon.
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A Russian virology research centre has called for further research and assessment of the new NeoCov Coronavirus strain identified by Chinese scientists in bats in South Africa to confirm the possible risks from it.
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UK has allocated 134 million U.S. dollars for the construction of the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk in a bid to insulate the country against rising global energy prices.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said the content of the U. S.’ response to Russian proposals on security guarantees would be known soon.
Read More The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that globally, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased in the past week of 17-23 January by 5 per cent.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino controversially suggested on Wednesday that changes to football’s calendar might make Africans less likely to migrate to Europe and risk death in the Mediterranean Sea.
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