Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Monday September 5 after being nominated by the British Conservative Party. The former foreign minister won by a wide margin (57%) against her former finance colleague Rishi Sunak (43%). The results were announced by Graham Brady, responsible for organizing the internal …
Read More »Invasion of Ukraine by Russia: African Union reacts
The African Union (AU) has expressed concern over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calls for an “immediate ceasefire” to avoid a “planetary conflict”. The institution’s chairman, Senegalese President Macky Sall, and AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said in a statement that they were “extremely concerned” about the invasion. “They …
Read More »International community condemns Russia over its invasion of Ukraine
The international community has condemned the invasion of Ukrainian territory by the Russian army, calling on Vladimir Putin to stop the operation in the name of humanity. Several world leaders oppose the announcement of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said the military operation aims to …
Read More »UK to send migrants to Rwanda and Ghana
Unnamed government sources in the UK say plans are being drawn up to send hundreds of migrants to countries such as Ghana and Rwanda for processing and resettlement, the BBC reports quoting The UK Times newspaper. According to The Times, this is one of the populist policies being drawn up …
Read More »EU Commission president calls for reciprocity on vaccine exports
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for a greater openness and reciprocity on vaccine exports, speaking in a newspaper interview about an ongoing row with Britain and the United States over vaccine deliveries, Reuters Agency reports. “I ask for greater openness as Europe is among the regions in …
Read More »Politicians around the world pay tribute to Tanzanian President John Magufuli
On Wednesday, the Tanzanian Vice-president on the national Television has announced the death of the country’s president John Magufuli. Following this announcement, many african politicans have expressed their sadness. The US State Department has expressed condolences to Tanzanians and added that “we hope that Tanzania can move forward on a …
Read More »UK shows confidence in Astrazeneca, despite its suspensions in several countries
Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal and Latvia … But not the United Kingdom. After Denmark, Norway and Iceland last week, several European countries decided on Monday to suspend the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine. A decision taken under the precautionary principle, due to feared side effects, such as coagulation …
Read More »AstraZeneca vaccine ‘safe and effective’ in UK
After vaccinating 11 million people in the UK with the Astrazeneca vaccine, health authorities do not identify serious side effects. The UK has no serious side effects from injections of its AstraZeneca vaccine, said the authorities. “We’ve been clear that it’s both safe and effective… and when people are asked …
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