Ousted President Keita leaves hospital, to head to UAE for further treatment
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, ousted recently in a coup, left the hospital on Thursday after being treated for a mini-stroke, sources said. Keita may now head to the…
US States told to be ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccine Nov 1
The Trump administration has urged US states to get ready to distribute a potential COVID-19 vaccine by November 1 — two days before the presidential election. Dallas-based wholesaler McKesson Corp….
Coronavirus: Africa CDC urges all nations to join WHO’s COVAX vaccine initiative
All nations should join hands in a global effort to procure and distribute potential vaccines against the coronavirus across the globe, the head of Africa’s diseases control body said on…
U.S. says it will not pay what it owes WHO this year
The United States will not pay some $80 million it owes the World Health Organisation (WHO) and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in…
COVID-19 pandemic will widen gender poverty gap – U.N.
The coronavirus pandemic will widen the poverty gap between women and men, pushing 47 million more women and girls into impoverished lives by next year, and undoing progress made in…
Saudi agrees to allow overflights by UAE services to all countries
Saudi Arabia has agreed to allow UAE flights to “all countries” to overfly the kingdom, state media reported Wednesday, days after allowing an Israeli aircraft to pass over en route…
Charlie Hebdo: I won’t condemn editorial choice of a journalist – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday it was not his place to pass judgment on the decision by satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to re-publish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad,…
Google, Apple roll out built-in COVID-19 exposure notifications to phones
Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple Inc on Tuesday announced a new system that will enable public health authorities to use smartphones to assist in contact tracing without having to build…
Adesina’s re-election signifies Africa’s confidence in his leadership – George Weah
President George Weah of Liberia has congratulated Dr Akinwumi Adesina on his re-election as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a second five-year term. Speaking virtually during Adesina’s…
Akinwumi Adesina sworn-in for second term as AfDB President
Dr Akinwumi Adesina has been sworn-in as the newly re-elected eighth President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a second term. The swearing-in ceremony and oath-taking took place on…