A third Ebola virus case has been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo this week. According to media reports, the case was found in Butembo, a city of over one million people and the epicentre of a major outbreak of the disease, which was declared over last June after nearly […]
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The Ugandan government has announced the full restoration of internet and social media services. The services were severely restricted on the eve of January fourteenth election. The development came as Facebook said it had shut down more than two hundred accounts linked to the ruling party’s campaign. The social media […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a law against what he called Islamist separatism aimed at tackling radical movements Muslims in the country. The French President described Islam as a religion in crisis globally, as he sought to boost support for measures intended to regulate how the faith is . […]
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Paris Saint-Germain are set to be without their star man, Neymar for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash against Barcelona. The Brazilian was forced off in the side’s 1-0 win against Caen on Wednesday with a thigh issue and team-mate Moise Kean had initially raised hopes he […]
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Hollywood star actor, Chadwick Boseman has made history following Screen Actors Guild Awards’ January 4, 2021 nominations announcement. The nominations for the awards’ 27th edition saw Chadwick Boseman get recognized for his role in Netflix films ‘Da 5 Bloods’ and ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’. For the Spike Lee film, Boseman […]
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The United States has finally put its weight behind Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – backing her for the position of the director general of the World Trade Organisation. This was made known in a statement released from the Office of the United States Trade Representative on Friday.According to the statement,The Biden-Harris […]
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A Belgian court has convicted an Iranian diplomat for plotting a thwarted 2018 bombing of an exiled opposition group outside the French capital, Paris, and ordered him jailed for 20 years. Belgian prosecution lawyers and civil parties to the prosecution on Thursday said the Vienna-based diplomat, Assadolah Assadi, was guilty […]
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Founder and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos sets to step down from running the Amazon business. This is coming as the Company reported record revenues for its core Christmas quarter, topping $100bn for the first time with help from the coronavirus pandemic. The e-commerce, cloud data storage and entertainment giant […]
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The United States is reviewing weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorised by former President Donald Trump, a move that Secretary of State Antony Blinken said was typical of a new administration. In his first press briefing on Wednesday, Blinken said the review aims to […]
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Iran has dismisses a call by the United States for it to return to full compliance of a nuclear deal before Washington recommits to the accord. The United States will only return to the Iran nuclear deal once Tehran meets its commitments, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, […]
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