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- International
- January 31, 2022
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African Union Suspends Burkina Faso After Coup
The African Union said Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. The bloc’s 15-member Peace and…
- International
- January 25, 2022
- 137 views
Takeover: Free Burkina Faso president now, UN tells soldiers
The United Nations on Tuesday deplored the military takeover in Burkina Faso and called for the immediate release of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and other top officials. The UN…
- International
- January 24, 2022
- 177 views
BREAKING: Burkina Faso troops announce takeover, dissolve parliament
Ibe Pascal Arogorn with agency report Soldiers in Burkina Faso announced over state television Monday that they had seized power in the West African nation and dissolved its government and…
- Cross-border Crimes , International
- January 20, 2022
- 191 views
Woman sentenced to death over WhatsApp messages
A 26- year-old Muslim woman Aneeqa Atteeq has been sentenced to death by a court in Pakistan for allegedly sending blasphemous messages on WhatsApp and Facebook. She was found guilty…
- International
- January 20, 2022
- 196 views
Many feared dead as explosion rocks town in Ghana
Many people are feared dead following an explosion in Bogoso, a town in western Ghana. The Ghana police said a vehicle carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle in the…
- International
- January 18, 2022
- 144 views
Nigerian-born Canadian minister suspended for calling police chief over traffic ticket
Kaycee Madu, a Nigerian-born minister of justice and solicitor-general of Alberta, a province in Western Canada, has been asked to step aside from his ministerial position after he called the…
- International
- January 16, 2022
- 145 views
JUST IN: Mali Ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Is Dead
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led the West African country from 2013 until he was ousted in a coup in 2020, died at the age of 76 in…
- International
- January 16, 2022
- 190 views
Taliban Pepper Spray Women Protesters
Taliban forces on Sunday fired pepper spray at a group of women protesters in Afghanistan’s capital demanding rights to work and education, three demonstrators told AFP. Since seizing control of…
- International
- January 13, 2022
- 152 views
Taliban Release First Budget Since Afghan Takeover
The Taliban said Thursday they have approved their first budget for Afghanistan since the hardline Islamists returned to power in August, with no mention of foreign aid. International assistance represented…
- Cross-border Crimes , International
- January 13, 2022
- 217 views
Indonesian Woman Flogged 100 Times For Adultery, Partner Gets 15 Strokes
An Indonesian woman was flogged 100 times Thursday in conservative Aceh province for adultery while her male partner, who denied the accusations, received just 15 lashes. Ivan Najjar Alavi, the…
- International
- January 10, 2022
- 192 views
ECOWAS hits Mali with tough sanctions over election delay
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed economic sanctions on the Republic of Mali. Member countries of the West African bloc took the decision at an extraordinary…
- International
- January 8, 2022
- 194 views
Three White Men Sentenced To Life In Jail For Killing Black American Jogger
Three white men convicted of murdering African American jogger Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in their pickup trucks were sentenced to life in prison Friday in a case that highlighted…
- International
- January 7, 2022
- 177 views
UAE Works On Friday For The First time
Employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first-ever working Friday in the United Arab Emirates as the Gulf country formally switched to a Saturday-Sunday…
- International
- January 7, 2022
- 180 views
Tanzania Speaker Resigns After Feud With President
The speaker of Tanzania’s parliament quit on Thursday after a very public falling out with President Samia Suluhu Hassan, exacerbating divisions within the ruling party. Job Ndugai, who is no…
- International , News
- January 6, 2022
- 196 views
Jonathan Visits Aso Rock
Former President Goodluck Jonathan visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. According to presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, Jonathan briefed Buhari on the political development in the…
