The family of a 35-year-old man who died in India from Covid-19 have been living with his body ever since, believing he was just in a coma and would eventually wake up, local media reported. Vimlesh Sonkar, a young Income Tax Officer in Ahmedabad was admitted to Moti hospital on …
Read More »IMF to complete debt restructuring of Zambia and Chad by end of year
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday said she hoped debt restructuring efforts for Zambia and Chad could be completed by the end of the year, which would pave the way for more countries to seek help. Georgieva, speaking with civil society groups at the start of the …
Read More »Ugandan MP reported missing in Kenya’s capital
Police in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi are investigating an incident where a Ugandan Member of Parliament went missing in the city, DailyMonitor reported. Mr David Wakikona, the Bukigai County (Bududa District) Member of Parliament in Uganda was reported missing after he boarded an Uber taxi from the Kilimani area to the …
Read More »France “warns” Belarus on its position in the war in Ukraine
Belarus “would be well advised” not to enter the war in Ukraine, warned the head of French diplomacy Catherine Colonna, citing the possibility of sanctions. “The question will most certainly be on the agenda for the G7 discussions” which meets virtually on Tuesday in an emergency, the day after the …
Read More »Angolan President discussed several issues with President Zelensky
Angolan President João Lourenço on Monday held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to discuss the conflict in Ukraine. The Angolan presidency said a in a statement that the military conflict in which Ukraine has been involved since last February was the topic discussed. The Ukrainian president said …
Read More »Malawi: Catholic bishops angry with President Chakwera
Malawi’s Catholic bishops are unhappy with President Lazarus Chakwera as they accused his government of backtracking on its promise of change, in a critical letter released on Monday. In the letter, the bishops say Malawi is now “worse off” compared to regional neighbours who are making “meaningful progress”. “Malawians are …
Read More »Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the dark, the reasons
Electricity will be cut in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as Russian forces launch strikes on several towns across the country, the spokesman for the Ukrainian embassy in France has said. This measure, adopted as a preventive measure, aims to reduce the risks for the inhabitants of the capital in the …
Read More »Ghana: 14-year-old boy and 10 others arrested in weed raid
Ghanaian police on Friday arrested a 14-year-old boy at a narcotics base along with 10 other suspects during a raid in Akyeremade, Zongo and Tunsoum in the Ashanti region. The Ashanti Mampong District Police Command said it embarked on the swoop to stop the sale of narcotics and their use …
Read More »President Ruto commits to building Tanzania-Kenya gas pipeline
Kenya intends to press on with the building of a natural gas pipeline from Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam, to its coastal city of Mombasa and later to the capital Nairobi, in a bid to lower energy tariffs, Kenya’s President William Ruto has said. Local reports put the costs …
Read More »French media correspondent arrested in Benin
Beninese police on Sunday arrested Emilien David, correspondent for the French-speaking channel TV5Monde in the northern town of Materi, not far from the areas affected by the terrorist attacks. The news website crystal-news.net, one of the first to broadcast the news, indicates that he was taken to the criminal brigade …
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