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Sudan to get Covid vaccines from UAE ‘soon’
Sudan is to receive Covid-19 vaccines from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the next few days, the deputy chairman of the country's Sovereign Council has said on Facebook.
Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagolo did not specify…
Ecowas urges Mali to prepare election roadmap
Mali must quickly prepare its plan for elections to replace the transitional government put in place after August's coup, the West African regional group Ecowas has said.
An Ecowas delegation, which has just finished a two-day…
North Korean dictator pledges to strengthen nuclear arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to strengthen his country’s nuclear arsenal as he delivered his closing address to a top ruling party meeting, state television showed Wednesday, days before Joe Biden takes office as US…
Buhari gives approval for posting of 95 Ambassadors
The federal government has approved the posting of new Ambassador-Designates to Nigerian Missions abroad.
The posting of a total of 95 ambassadors was given a nod in the latest approval.
The approval was communicated in a…
Trump and Pence signal President Won’t resign or be removed
Vice President Mike Pence signaled he’ll spurn demands to immediately oust Donald Trump over a deadly riot by the president’s supporters as the two met and agreed to work together for the remainder of the term, according to a…
Second Malawi Cabinet Minister dies of COVID-19
Malawi's transport minister Sidik Mia has died this morning from Covid 19, information minister Gospel Kazako has confirmed.
The local government minister Lingson Belekanyama had also died.
The two senior ministers died within…
Capitol riots: Trump says his speech was totally appropriate
US President Donald Trump says his speech before last week's deadly Capitol riot, when he urged his supporters to march on Congress, was "totally appropriate".
Mr Trump dismissed as "ridiculous" efforts by Democrats in Congress…
FBI warns ‘armed protests’ being planned at all 50 state capitols and in Washington DC
The FBI has received information indicating "armed protests" are being planned at all 50 state capitols and the US Capitol in Washington, DC in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.
The…
Third US lawmaker contracts COVID-19 after Capitol invasion
A third Democratic member of the US Congress tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and lashed out at Republicans who refused to wear masks while lawmakers were sheltering from a pro-Trump mob that rampaged through the Capitol…
German Chancellor, Merkel faults Trump Twitter ban
German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that the decision by social media giants to permanently suspend Donald Trump’s accounts is problematic because freedom of opinion should not be determined by such online platform bosses,…