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Malian military leaders received new military equipment from Moscow, Defense Minister Sadio Camara announced on Tuesday during a ceremony in Bamako, in the presence of some Russian diplomats. Mali’s defense minister said L39 and Sukhoi 25 fighter jets and Mi 24P attack helicopters had been supplied. The terms of purchase …

Mozambique has banned people from filming accident or disaster scenes before calling in the emergency authorities to provide assistance, the BBC reported. The move is aimed at changing the attitudes of citizens who only take photos of accidents or other emergency situations and publish them on social media. The measure …

The World Health Organization (WHO) assured on Tuesday that the monkeypox epidemic raging around the world is not linked to primates, deploring attacks on these animals in Brazil. The WHO, questioned about reports of attacks on monkeys in Brazil said the monkeypox epidemic is not linked to monkeys. “People need …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday Washington was “very concerned” about what he called credible reports that Rwanda has provided support to M23 rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, Reuters reported. The US diplomat, speaking during a visit to Kinshasa ahead of a trip to …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has denied endorsing the presidential bid of Nigerian politician Peter Obi, following claims on social media in the two West African nations. President Akufo-Addo termed the claims “completely false and mischievous”. “Ghana and Nigeria boast of decades of cordial, strong and brotherly relations, and I am …

Taiwan’s military conducted a live ammunition artillery exercise on Tuesday simulating the island’s defense against a possible Chinese invasion that Taipei accuses Beijing of planning. According to AFP agency, operations began in Pingtung County in the south shortly after 0040 GMT, with flares and artillery fire. “Several hundred soldiers were …

Almost a year after the arrest of a 32-year-old Social Studies teacher at the Kulpi R/C Junior High School in the Savannah Region following accusations that he had sodomised 18 pupils, he has finally been sentenced to seven years of imprisonment on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. According to 3news.com, the Tamale …

A tragedy occurred in Nigeria where a man who could not fathom why his pregnant wife failed to prepare food before going to church pounced on her and beat her to death, local media reported. The unfortunate incident reportedly occurred at a town in the Sapele Local Government Area of Nigeria’s …

Nearly 80,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, said Colin Kahl, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, on Monday. According to the pentagon number three, the objectives announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin have not yet been achieved. “The Russians lost …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the United States will not dictate Africa’s choices, despite having sought support from the continent’s 54 countries in efforts to isolate Russia over its Ukraine invasion. Mr Blinken was presenting a new strategy document for sub-Saharan Africa at the University of …