Despite the World Health Organization’s (WHO) call for a moratorium, the Israeli government on Thursday continued to administer third doses of the anti-covid vaccine to people aged 60 and over. President Isaac Herzog, opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister Nafatli Bennett’s mother received this third dose, a booster shot …
Read More »Chad: twenty soldiers killed after a Boko Haram attack
Chadian army was attacked on the night of August 4-5 by elements of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region. The attack left 20 soldiers dead and several others missing. The Chadian army, which has just suffered the biggest attack since the death of Idriss Déby last April, is currently …
Read More »Three children died in northern Tanzania, killed by lions
Lions have killed three children who had gone to look for missing cattle in northern Tanzania’s Ngorongoro wildlife reserve, police said in a statement on Thursday. The children, aged between nine and 11, went looking for the livestock just after they had returned from school, Arusha police chief Justine Masejo …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray rebels capture historic Lalibela town
Rebels from Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have captured the historic town of Lalibela in the neighbouring Amhara regional state, has announced the town’s deputy mayor, Mandefro Tadesse. Witnesses contacted by the Reuters and AFP news agencies have also reported that the rebels are in control. Lalibela is well known …
Read More »AU distributes 400 million Covid vaccines to member states
The African Union has started the distribution of 400 million Covid vaccines to member states, its chairman, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Several countries will receive the first of the monthly shipments on Thursday. The AU’s aim is to deliver 25 million vaccines a month by January. Member …
Read More »United States: 10 dead in road accident near Mexican border
At least ten people died in Texas, near the border with Mexico, in the crash of a van carrying around 30 people who could be illegal migrants, local authorities said Wednesday. Texan authorities have said they are investigating a “major accident” near the town of Falfurrias, a few kilometers from …
Read More »Tanzania: police arrest opposition supporters at trial protest
Tanzanian police have arrested some of those demonstrating in support of opposition leader Freeman Mbowe, who has been accused of terrorism-related crimes. The court case of Tanzania opposition leader Freeman Mbowe, which was to be held virtually, has been postponed after technical difficulties. Nevertheless, party supporters who had turned out …
Read More »“Million people in north-eastern Nigeria may face acute hunger”, UN
Due to attacks by militant group Boko Haram that forced farmers to leave their land, an estimated 4.4 million people in northeast Nigeria could face acute hunger, the UN said. Farmers have been targeted in the insurgency and the army has been carrying out operations against militants. The area has …
Read More »United States: Passengers tie up man who sexually assaults two flight attendants
On a plane from Philadelphia to Miami, a man was beaten and tied up by passengers over the past weekend. It was about a drunken man who assaulted two flight attendants. The information was reported by CNN . A passenger, drunk after having had two drinks, spilled a third on …
Read More »Classes suspended after clashes at Liberia University
After clashes on Monday between protesting students and police, authorities ruled that undergraduate classes at the University of Liberia be suspended indefinitely. The students were protesting against the university’s decision to cancel in-person classes for online classes, a move they said would curb the spread of coronavirus. But the students …
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