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Some smartphones will no longer allow their users to use WhatsApp messaging, reports moustique.be, as the meta software will stop working on these smartphones by October 31, when the app will be updated again. These are the smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Samsung Galaxy Core Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite …

Tarah Ernest, a Haitian woman whose childhood dream was to become a rocket pilot, made her first flight from Miami to Port-au-Prince on October 6, 2022. Twenty-four years after leaving Haiti, Tarah Ernest landed at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Haiti, her country of origin. To be a woman and …

Merck & Co said on Tuesday it was planning to produce and donate investigational Sudan Ebola virus vaccine to a global non-profit organization’s research program in Uganda, which is facing an outbreak of the disease. The investigational vaccine that will be donated to IAVI is similar to Merck’s Ervebo vaccine, …

Peace talks aimed at ending two years of war between the Ethiopian army and Tigray rebels started in South Africa on Tuesday and will end on Sunday, the South African government said. At stake is an opportunity to end a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds …

A majority of Ghana’s ruling party parliamentarians on Tuesday asked the president to sack finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his deputy, in order to “restore hope in the financial sector”. Speaking on behalf of 80 of the 137 NPP members, Andy Appiah-Kubi said the members of parliament would not take …

An Iranian dubbed ‘the dirtiest man in the world’ for not taking a shower for decades, has died in the village of Dejgah in Iran’s southern province of Fars, official media reported. Amou Haji, 94, had never bathed in over half a century and was single. He had avoided showering …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a visa ban for nationals of 20 African countries wishing to travel to Dubai, with immediate effect, DW Africa reported. These countries include Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast, …

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says a federal high court has ordered the final seizure of properties owned by former petroleum resources minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. This is the latest court ruling related to corruption allegations against her – charges she denies. Ms Alison-Madueke served as Nigeria’s petroleum minister between …

Ugandan police say at least 11 people, among them students, were killed and six others are in a critical condition after a dormitory caught fire at a school for visually impaired children in Mukono, east of the capital, Kampala. The injured are being treated at Herona Hospital, police said. Investigations …

Appointed to lead the British government, Rishi Sunak is the youngest Prime Minister in 200 years and the first non-white to hold this position after the failure of Liz Truss to reassure the markets and appease social anger in a context high inflation. Rishi Sunak will be Downing Street’s next …