Libya recovers 15 bodies of migrants east of capital Tripoli
The bodies of at least 15 migrants have washed ashore in Libya in a coastal city east of the capital, Tripoli-based medics said on Monday. The Emergency Medicine and Support…
Terror group, JNIM, places €2 million bounty on President Assimi Goita of Mali
Mali’s local al Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has offered millions of euros for information on the whereabouts of President Assimi Goita and top military officials, describing the…
African FX: Ghana’s Cedi and Zambia’s Kwacha Set to Strengthen, Nigeria’s Naira Stays Stable
The Ghanaian and Zambian currencies are expected to strengthen against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, while Nigeria’s is likely to remain broadly stable, traders said. GHANA Ghana’s…
ILO Demands Urgent Global Action as 138 Million Children Remain Trapped in Child Labour
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for urgent and coordinated global action to end child labour, saying nearly 138 million children remain trapped in the practice worldwide. ILO Director-General,…
Trump booed at Madison Square Garden attending Knicks game
The return of the NBA Finals to New York on Monday cames with a “heightened risk of attention by malicious actors,” according to a New York Police Department assessment obtained…
African migrants flee into the mountains as South Africa’s xenophobic violence surges
Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond. Outside, an angry crowd told him foreigners such as him…
Trump’s health sparks global alarm but medical report okays him for the job
Donald Trump, the oldest person to be inaugurated the US president, has completed his annual medical check up but this has sparked global alarm, with some reports alluding to some…
WHO urges ban on flavoured tobacco, nicotine products to protect youth
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban flavours and additives, including menthol, in tobacco and nicotine products to protect children and young people from addiction. WHO…
WHO Africa head warns against underestimating risk of Ebola spread
It would be a mistake to underestimate the risk posed by the Ebola outbreak, the WHO regional director for Africa said on Friday, warning that just one case could spread…
Inside an African lab that helped crack the hantavirus outbreak
The call for help came in early May. A cruise ship off Cape Verde was stranded, with passengers suspected of infection by a deadly strain of hantavirus that kills about…