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Italian authorities arrested on Monday a nurse, accused of administering fake doses of Covid-19 vaccine to antivax patients, at a vaccination center in Ancona. The man, who got rid of the contents of the syringes instead of injecting it into the arm of the patients, was denounced by a doctor …

Two people died and eight others are missing after a truck plunged into River Nile in Egypt. The accident happened outside the capital Cairo when the truck was on board an unlicensed ferry. 14 survivors have so far been rescued, as rescue operations have continued at the river. The truck …

American rapper Kanye West plans to go to Russia, where he has links with friends of former US president Donald Trump, to give concerts and meet Vladimir Putin, the website Billboard reported, citing his entourage. According to his relatives, the musician is in negotiations to conduct business with the Azerbaijani-Russian …

Eight officers of Burkina Faso’s army have been arrested for plotting a coup, the country’s authorities have announced on Tuesday. The justice ministry on Tuesday said an investigation on the matter had begun. Colonel Mohamed Emmanuel Zoungrana, a well-known former army commander who has reportedly been critical of the government, …

At least 14 people have died in a road accident in the Chumbe area of Busega district in the northern Simiyu region of Tanzania, local media report. Six journalists were among the victims. President Samia Suluhu has expressed her shock at the news and offered her condolences to the families …

Nigeria has lost its former head of state Ernest Shonekan, who died Tuesday January 11 in a hospital in Lagos at the age of 85. He was the country’s ninth head of state from 26 August until 17 November 1993, when he was ousted in a coup by the late …

Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates, for seven days. The suspension is effective from Monday this week. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), says this was done to reciprocate a ban on Kenyan passenger flights to UAE. The ban will not affect cargo …

The United Nations said on Monday it was starting consultations with Sudanese political parties in a bid to save the country’s transition to democracy after a military coup. U.N. special representative Volker Perthes said officials were contacting parties to look for a way forward, and the army had raised no …

The Ugandan Director of Public Prosecutions has withdrawn a case against opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine accused of giving false details about his age while registering for a diploma at Makerere University. Lawyer Male Mabirizi last year filed a case against Kyagulanyi who graduated from the …

US President Joe Biden in phone conversation with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed concern over deaths of civilians in this country in the Horn of Africa. This follows reports that more than 50 displaced people were killed in an air strike in north-west Tigray on Friday. A White House …