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Russia acknowledged on Wednesday a toll of 5937 soldiers killed since the beginning of its offensive in Ukraine in February. “Our losses are 5937 dead,” said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in an interview with Russia-24. The death toll, which is only 5937, is highly questionable, according to several analysts. …

The Ethiopian government has terminated the prospecting contract with Chinese oil company Poly-PGL, saying it failed to meet the financial and technical terms of the deal. The company, part-owned by the Chinese government, has been drilling for oil and gas in the Ogaden Basin in eastern Ethiopia, the BBC reported. …

A Libyan court has sentenced a young man to death on charges of “apostasy from Islam”, Libyan channel al-Jumhiriyah reported. The young man named Diya’ was described as a hafiz, one who has memorized the entire Koran suggesting that he was once a member of the Islamic clerical class, thereby making …

US Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, announced good news to Ghanaian students, reassuring them about the appointments in time before the start of the course. “The embassy was bending over backwards to make sure students arrived in the United States before classes started to allow them to have interviews in …

Residents of Yeji in the Bono East Region have been thrown into a state of mourning and shock following the death of a 22-year-old lady, Adomonline reported. Family members say they are in shock and yet to come to terms with the heinous act committed against the young lady. The …

Crimes have been committed since November 2020 during the conflict between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigray forces where around 6 million people are deprived of basic services in Tigray, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Council . Experts denounce in this document, the restrictions on access to …

African Union chairperson, Macky Sall called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe in his address to the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. The Southern African country has faced deep economic crises over the past few years with periods of hyperinflation – but there’s little evidence to suggest …

The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a note of clarification after President-elect William Ruto tweeted about Kenya’s position on the recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ note aims to reassure Kenya’s partners, the UN and the African Union in the …

Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian states, the disaster management agency said. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) held an …

Senegalese President Macky Sall has appointed Oulimata Sarr as head of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation, replacing Amadou Hott, a first in this country. The former regional director of UN Women for West and Central Africa is placed at the head of such a strategic portfolio, against the …