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Niger is starting three days of national mourning after 58 people were killed by gunmen in two separate attacks near the border with Mali. Residents of the Western Tillaberi region said suspected militants targeted vehicles carrying traders returning from local markets on Monday. It’s not clear who carried out the …

The European Union may get more restrictive in exporting COVID-19 vaccines to safeguard essential jabs for its own citizens facing a third wave of the pandemic, the head of the bloc’s executive said on Wednesday. Ursula von der Leyen’s announcement risks escalating tensions with the United Kingdom and the Unites …

Somalia started administering COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday. In order to reassure the nation about its safety and efficiency, the health minister was the first to receive the jab. The country which has recently experienced a surge of cases, on Monday received its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine …

Ten days after a series of explosions left more than 100 people dead in Equatorial Guinea, hospitals are still overwhelmed by the number of people injured. Aid agencies offering help to the country say some of the affected by the blast have not been able to seek treatment earlier as …

Denmark will deploy a frigate to the Gulf of Guinea in Africa’s west coast to help address the rising sea piracy in the region. The country, which is a major shipping nation, will send the frigate to the region for five months from November 2021. Pirates continue to attack ships …

Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York has been accused of sexual harassment by several women since February. US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign if the sexual harassment charges against him were confirmed. If the investigation confirms the women’s claims against him, …

The High Court in Kenya is due to rule today (Wednesday) on whether to decriminalise female genital mutilation for adult women, BBC News reports. The case is in response to a 2017 petition by a doctor who argued that banning the practice was unconstitutional as women had the right to …

The Belgian authorities do not agree at all with the countries which suspend Astrazeneca vaccines and they deem “irresponsible” the fact of not using the vaccine. Unlike some of its European neighbors, Belgium has decided to continue injecting the AstraZeneca vaccine into its population. Read also: Ghana grieves for group …

A mass funeral has been held for 13 teenagers whose bodies were found off the coast of Ghana just over a week ago. Twenty teenagers are believed never to have returned after going swimming off Apam beach in southern Ghana. Seven bodies have not been found. Twelve out of the …

Elton John the English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer has not at all appreciate the last decision of the Vatican which considers same-sex union as a “sin” and says “it can’t be blessed”. The star, gay, who married his long-term partner David Furnish in 2014, claims the stance is hypocritical …