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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 …

The March parliamentary session began on Monday in Kinshasa as the Democratic Republic of Congo has been without a government for two months. Yesterday’s start of the parliamentary session comes one month after the appointment on February 15 of the new Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde who has yet to …

Most African nations are pressing ahead with the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, despite several European countries suspending its use over concerns that that it may cause blood clots. The World Health Organization says there’s no evidence of a link but is reviewing the situation today. African countries are …

Zimbabwe on Tuesday received a second batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines. It includes a Chinese donation of 200,000 doses and 144,000 doses bought by the government, and comes four weeks after the arrival of the first batch, BBC News reports. President Emmerson Mnangagwa was at the airport in the capital, …

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced Monday that agreements to produce the anti-Covid Sputnik V vaccine have been reached “with companies from Italy, Spain, France and Germany”, pending its approval in the EU. The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which financed the development of the Sputnik …

Brussels is trying to fill in the gaps. After being annoyed by delays in delivery of doses of vaccines against Covid-19, the European Commission on Tuesday concluded an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech to accelerate the delivery of 10 million doses in the second quarter, announced the executive European cited …