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- International
- May 17, 2024
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Mahamat Déby declared as winner of Chad presidential poll
Chad’s constitutional council has announced Mahamat Déby as the winner of the May 6 presidential election. The announcement on Thursday, confirmed preliminary results from the country’s National Election Management…
- Health , International
- May 12, 2024
- 35 views
U.S. man who received first-ever modified pig kidney transplant dies
The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Rick…
- International
- May 10, 2024
- 25 views
Chad Junta Chief Deby Wins Presidential Vote
Chad’s junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won this week’s presidential election in the first round, according to provisional official results released Thursday, extending his family’s decades-long grip on…
- International
- May 1, 2024
- 29 views
Nigerian-trained general appointed as Liberia’s top security chief
On Monday, Liberian President, Joseph Boakai, appointed Major General Charles Johnson (retd.), as the Director of the National Security Agency, pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate His appointment is…
- International
- April 20, 2024
- 38 views
Another 29 Killed In Afghanistan Rains
Ongoing downpours have killed another 29 people in Afghanistan over the past four days, the government disaster management department said Saturday. Afghanistan was parched by an unusually dry winter…
- International
- April 18, 2024
- 34 views
Defence chief, nine others die in Kenya military helicopter crash
A Kenyan military helicopter carrying top brass including the defence chief crashed on Thursday, police said. President William Ruto convened an urgent meeting of the National Security Council, his…
- International
- April 14, 2024
- 21 views
US helped Israel down ‘nearly all’ Iran drones – Biden
President Joe Biden said Saturday that US forces helped take down “nearly all” the drones and missiles fired by Iran at Israel, adding that he had reaffirmed his “ironclad”…
- International
- April 14, 2024
- 27 views
Thousands Protest In Niger Republic For US Troops To Leave
Thousands of people in Niger’s capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure of US soldiers from the north, after the military junta in Niamey said it was withdrawing…
- International
- April 12, 2024
- 28 views
Russian Air Defence System, Trainers Arrive In Niger
Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger with an air defence system and other equipment as part of the West African nation’s deepening security ties with Moscow, state television…
- International
- April 9, 2024
- 28 views
Simon Harris Becomes Ireland’s Youngest Prime Minister
Simon Harris became Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister Tuesday, pledging to bring “new energy” to the role but conceding that time is tight before looming crucial election tests. Harris,…
- International
- April 8, 2024
- 26 views
Total solar eclipse excitement builds up in North America
Anticipation is building in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse that will have millions of people looking skyward to marvel at the rare spectacle.…
- International
- April 3, 2024
- 29 views
Senegal president Faye names opposition figurehead Sonko as Prime Minister
Left-wing pan-Africanist Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday became Senegal’s youngest president, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor, opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, as prime…
- International
- March 31, 2024
- 39 views
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, From Prison To President Of Senegal
Propelled to power from humble roots despite never holding national elected office, Senegal’s president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye defied the odds by promising radical change and being guided by a…
- International
- March 29, 2024
- 28 views
45 Killed As Bus Plunges Off South Africa Bridge
A bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire on Thursday in South Africa, killing 45 of the 46 people on board, the transport ministry said.…
- International
- March 28, 2024
- 33 views
PROFILE: Meet Senegal’s youngest President-elect: Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Senegal has just elected its youngest president -Bassirou Diomaye Faye who was the opposition leader that led the race in Senegal’s presidential election. Faye will be taking over as…