At least 30 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria, according to reports. The information was revealed in a statement issued on Monday by Haruna Mairiga, Secretary General of the Nigerian Emergency Agency. According to the same source, 4,699 houses were flooded and …
Read More »Mother fined for going on holiday with daughter during school
A court in the city of Winterthur, Switzerland, has sentenced a woman to pay a fine of 1,000 Swiss francs ($1 162) for having made her daughter miss a week of classes at the beginning of 2023. According to the Luxembourg daily, the teenager’s mother had filed a request for exemption …
Read More »Burkina-Faso: 14 soldiers killed in terrorist attack
At least 14 brave gnedarmes were killed in a terrorist attack in Burkina faso, some ten kilometers from the town of Tougan, on August 15. Burkina Faso is once again in mourning following the tragic loss. The unit, which had just completed its mission in the northern commune of Toéni, …
Read More »DR Congo hopes to receive first mpox vaccines by next week
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hope to receive first doses of mpox vaccine by next week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help the country fight the outbreak, local media reported. The World Health Organization last week declared mpox a global public …
Read More »Three daily habits to adopt in life for success
Success in life isn’t just about working hard, earning money or starting a family, according to a study conducted by Harvard University. According to the researchers, the essential pillars of sustainable success are: happiness, fulfillment, meaning and succession, as reported by GQ Magazine. According to the study, there are three …
Read More »Ribery reveals the best coach he ever knew
For many soccer fans, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti and José Mourinho are considered to be the best coaching trio of recent years. Franck Ribéry, however, doesn’t seem to share this opinion. In an interview, he revealed who he considers to be the best coach of his career. Over the course …
Read More »Libyan Central Bank resumes operations after release of senior official
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced that it has resumed operations, following the release of its top official who was kidnapped earlier on Sunday. CBL confirmed the release of the head of its information technology department Musaab Muslam, who was taken on Sunday by an “unknown party.” “Governor Sadiq …
Read More »Ivory Coast: several people die in an accident
A mosque under construction in the vicinity of Winner’s Chapel Church collapsed, causing extensive damage in the Cocody Akouédo district of Abidjan, the Ivorian capital. The country has recently been the scene of a series of tragic events. After a season of collapsing buildings, this was followed by episodes of …
Read More »UN denounces unacceptable violence against humanitarian workers
The UN castigated on Monday 19, August 19, “inadmissible” violence on Monday 19, which are generalized against humanitarian workers, including 280 were killed worldwide in 2023. An outburst of trivialized violence. “The normalization of violence against humanitarian workers and the fact that no one accounts are unacceptable, inadmissible and extremely …
Read More »French cinema legend Alain Delon has died
The famous French actor Alain Delon has died at the age of 88 on Sunday August 18 at his home in Douchy in France as the announcement was made by his three children. Born in Sceaux in 1935, he came to the cinema almost by chance. His Apollonian physique and …
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