Fake news, disinformation on COVID is human rights violation – Pope
Jan. 28, 2022 Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on COVID-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of human rights. It was…
EU drug regulator okays Pfizer COVID pill for high-risk patients
Jan. 28, 2022 The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday gave the green light to Pfizer Inc’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness, as the…
Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right – Military leader
Jan. 28, 2022 Burkina Faso’s new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order when conditions are right. Damiba spoke…
A better future for cocoa farmers as Nestle moves to pay growers to keep children in school
Jan. 27, 2022 Nestle will start paying cocoa farmers cash if they send their children to school rather than out to tend crops as part of a push to purchase…
West African Leaders to Hold Summit After Latest Coups
Jan. 27, 2022 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…
UK PM Johnson says he will not resign
Jan. 26, 2022 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he had no intention of resigning over a series of lockdown-breaking gatherings at his Downing Street office and residence,…
Burkina Faso Crowd Celebrates Latest Coup
Jan. 26, 2022 Over 1,000 people gathered in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday in support of a military coup that a day earlier ousted President Roch Kabore, dissolved the…
South African corruption probe flags COVID contracts worth $137 million
Jan. 26, 2022 South African investigators have flagged COVID-19 contracts worth around 2.1 billion rand ($137.12 million) for possible corruption and fraud, a report into corruption linked to the pandemic…
Poor nations pay highest debt service in 20 years – Campaigners
Jan. 25, 2022 Developing countries are paying more to service their debt than at any other time in the past two decades, with a heavier burden on the horizon if…
WikiLeaks: Assange can take extradition case to UK’s top court
Jan. 24, 2022 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was given the chance to challenge a decision allowing him to be extradited to the United States to face 18 criminal…