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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo will hold talks with the UN mission in the country, Monusco, on the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers, local media reported, citing government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya. The announcement came after President Félix Tshisekedi chaired a meeting with the presidents of the two chambers of …

Health authorities in Ghana have confirmed the first-ever death from monkeypox, as the virus wreaks havoc in the West African country. The infected person was a military officer who died three days after going to hospital in north-eastern Ghana. Thirteen people believed to have been in contact with the deceased …

A combined team of Ghanaian Police and Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Task Force demolished the Apostolic Movers and Shakers Chapel building in Dansoman on Monday for operating without a permit, Pulse news agency reported. This follows an earlier warning by the AMA to the Church to vacate the area in …

Indian authorities on Monday announced the death of a man infected with monkeypox, who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates, which could constitute the first fatal case of the disease in Asia. The health ministry in Kerala state in southern India said tests on the 22-year-old victim who died …

A 39-year-old Nigerian street vendor, Alika Ogorchukwu, was shot dead in broad daylight on a shopping street in the Italian seaside town of Civitanova, RFI reported. His attacker, a 32-year-old Italian, was filmed by passers-by for four long minutes, without anyone intervening to help the seller. On the images, we …

At least 82 people are appearing in a South African court on Monday on suspicion of illegal mining, attempted murder, possession of explosives and contravening immigration laws, local media reported. According to the police, the suspects – most of whom are illegal miners – may also be linked to the …

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says he is outraged after at least two people were killed when peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo opened fire at a border crossing. Fifteen others were injured. In a statement, Mr Guterres called for accountability after the incident, which happened as the …

Sudan’s Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed the presence of monkeypox in the country after a patient tested positive for the virus. The patient is a 16-year-old student from West Darfur state, the country’s health ministry said. The World Health Organization (WHO) last week declared the monkeypox outbreak a global …

A 34-year-old Spaniard, who had been in coma since late April after contracting an infection following cosmetic surgery, died on Sunday, Spanish newspaper Diario de Navarra reports. It is in the clinic of the European Medical Aesthetic Center (Ceme) in Madrid where the patient, originally from Palma de Mallorca, underwent …

Nigerian Police Inspector General, Usman Baba, issued a warning to film producers who used to portray police officers in a bad light, without prior permission. Inspector General Usman Baba says movie scenes of actors in police uniforms must now be approved as set out in law and defaulters will be …