Mali soldiers promise elections, stability within ‘reasonable time’
Soldiers who ousted Mali’s president and government in a military coup that drew condemnation abroad promised on Wednesday to restore stability and oversee a transition to elections within a “reasonable”…
COVID-19: Over 1.1m infections, 25,000 deaths in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 25,000 COVID-19 deaths on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update…
It’ll be sad if the rich are given priority for the COVID-19 vaccine – Pope
Rich countries should not hoard a coronavirus vaccine and should only give pandemic-related bailouts to companies committed to protecting the environment, helping the most needy and the ‘common good’, Pope…
Keita’s resignation: ECOWAS closes borders with Mali, suspends all financial flows
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Tuesday it had decided to close its member states’ borders with Mali after mutinying soldiers detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita….
Mali crisis deepens as President Keita resigns, dissolves parliament after detention by military
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned on Tuesday and dissolved parliament hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests…
COVID-19: Health workers face violence from fearful communities – Aid agencies
Healthcare workers fighting coronavirus in dozens of countries are facing violence from fearful communities who have attacked doctors and burned down clinics, aid agencies said on Tuesday. In Colombia, ambulances…
Mali crisis: Protest movement says detention of president a popular insurrection
The coalition in Mali behind mass protests calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign said the detention of Keita on Tuesday by mutinying soldiers was “not a military coup…
U.S Army says N. Korea believed to have world’s third-largest stockpile of chemical weapons
North Korea is believed to have up to 60 nuclear bombs and the world’s third-largest stockpile of chemical weapons totaling up to 5,000 tons, the U.S. Army said. The U.S….
OPEC+ compliance with oil output cuts in July around 97% sources say ahead of key meeting
Compliance with OPEC+ oil output cuts is seen at around 97 per cent in July, two OPEC+ sources told Reuters on Monday, two days ahead of a meeting of key…
OPEC has raised, stabilised crude oil price – Iran oil minister
OPEC has managed to raise crude prices and stabilise the oil market, OPEC member Iran’s oil minister was quoted on Monday as saying by his ministry’s website SHANA. “OPEC’s performance…