The President of the United States, Joe Biden, will welcome the leaders of the African continent in mid-December as part of the first major summit organized by the United States for Africa. In a statement, President Biden said the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for 13-15 December will underscore the importance …
Read More »United States: lawmakers arrested for demonstrating for right to abortion
Seventeen US lawmakers, including rising left-wing star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were arrested in Washington on Tuesday following a demonstration to defend the right to abortion, police said. “We have arrested a total of 35 people” including “17 members of Congress” because after three summons, “some of the demonstrators (refused) to leave …
Read More »Washington pledges $1 billion in famine relief for the Horn of Africa
The director of the American development assistance agency, Samantha Power, pledged more than a billion dollars on Monday to try to avoid famine in the Horn of Africa, calling on other countries, in particular China , to do more to combat the food crisis deepened by the Russian invasion of …
Read More »Chad: Washington urges ruling junta not to stand in next election
Ellen Thorburn, the Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Chad, urged the Transitional Military Council (CMT) to “keep up on its commitments” not to stand in the next elections. Mrs. Thorburn spoke on the occasion of the celebration of the accession of her country to independence. After her, it …
Read More »US: 80-year-old woman killed by two alligators after falling into pond
An 80-year-old woman died in the United States after being attacked by two alligators, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The victim, whose name has not been released by the authorities, fell around 8 p.m. on Friday in a pond near a golf course and near his home, said …
Read More »USA: autopsy of African-American killed by police reveals 46 gunshot wounds
A 25-year-old African-American, killed by police in late June after fleeing a traffic violation in a northern US city, was hit by 46 bullets, according to the results of a autopsy published on Friday. His death, and the publication of a video of the police intervention, had provoked several days …
Read More »United States: death of Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump
Former American president Donald Trump announced on his social network Truth Social, the death of his first wife, Ivana Trump at the age of 73. “I am very sad to inform everyone who loved her, and there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New …
Read More »Covid-19: Novavax vaccine authorized in the United States
The United States Medicines Agency on Wednesday authorized Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine for adults 18 and older, providing an additional option for getting vaccinated in the United States, in hopes of helping to convince the reluctant. The vaccine produced by this American company is already available in dozens of other countries. …
Read More »USA: lab offers the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill
Perrigo laboratory announced on Monday that it asked authorities to approve the first contraceptive pill available without a prescription in the United States, few weeks after the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the right to abortion in the country. The launch of the regulatory process shortly after the Supreme Court’s …
Read More »USA: Donald Trump prepares his return in 2024
Former US President Donald Trump is preparing to run in the next presidential elections and return to office in 2024, several media reported. According to close sources quoted by NBC News network, the former president would participate in the 2024 elections. “The Republican leader is already in touch with his …
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