Nigerian police kill six Boko Haram militants in gunfight
At least six Boko Haram militants were killed by Nigerian police in a gunfight as they attempted to take over
UN says 3.6 mln people affected by floods, landslides in East Africa since June
At least 3.6 million people were impacted by floods and landslides across large swathes of East Africa since June, the
Kenya’s Nandi County turns to bamboo to save threatened wetland
Bamboo has been nicknamed ‘green gold’ in some countries around the world. This is due to its economic benefits, its
COVID-19: Rwanda features on EU “safe list”
The European Union has listed Rwanda among the countries on which Covid-19 travel restrictions into the EU territory should be
UK considers reducing quarantine period for COVID-19 contacts
Officials in the UK government’s coronavirus task force are considering reducing to seven or 10 days from 14 days the
OCHA condemns killing of school children in Cameroon
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Saturday evening strongly condemned the killing of school children
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed the South Korean firm into a global tech titan, died at the age
Nuclear weapons ban treaty to enter into force: UN
The United Nations announced Saturday that 50 countries have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons triggering its entry
Libya reports 990 new COVID-19 cases
The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Saturday reported 990 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national count to
Zambia marks 56th Independence Day anniversary
Zambia on Saturday marked the 56th anniversary of its independence from the British colonization, with a low-key main event in