Pope, on Iraq visit, decries violence in the name of God as ‘greatest blasphemy’
Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najav to hold a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet…
Don’t maintain relations with a “murderer” – Khashoggi’s fiancée tells world leaders after crown prince indictment
The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that world leaders should not maintain relations with a “murderer”, after a U.S. intelligence report implicated Saudi Arabia’s de…
WHO Scraps Plan For Interim Report On Wuhan Virus Mission
The World Health Organization has scrapped plans for a team that visited Wuhan, China to probe the origins of the coronavirus pandemic to issue an interim report, The Wall Street…
COVID-19 kills more African men than women – WHO study
Women in Africa are less likely to die from Covid-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited access to reproductive services since the pandemic…
COVID-19: S.Korea probes deaths of 2 after receiving vaccine
South Korean authorities are investigating the deaths of two people, both with pre-existing conditions, who died within days of receiving AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. A 63-year-old nursing home patient with…
IWM: Facebook launches book, ‘LeadHER’ to inspire female entrepreneurs
Facebook on Wednesday announced the launch of its book ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’ as part of its commitment to celebrate International Women’s Month (IWM). Facebook in a statement…
AfDB provides over $320,000 in grant funding to mainstream gender in ECOWAS DFS
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a grant of $320, 535 to the West African Monetary Agency to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ core digital…
Media watchdog seeks German investigation of Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi death
Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has accused Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and several top officials of committing crimes against humanity in a criminal complaint filed…
WHO predicts Covid-19 pandemic may extend beyond 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) believes it is unlikely the Coronavirus pandemic （COVID-19）will come to an end this year. “I think it will be very premature and unrealistic to think…
Freezer Firm To Launch Probe After Japan Vaccines Spoiled
Japan said Tuesday an investigation would be launched after more than 1,000 coronavirus vaccine doses had to be thrown out when a freezer storing them malfunctioned. A medical institution reported…