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COVID-19: South Africa lifts ban on sale of alcohol, tobacco
South Africa lifted its ban on alcohol and cigarette sales on Tuesday as the country eased coronavirus measures to level two.
Cigarette, tobacco and alcohol sales were prohibited to prevent people from sharing cigarettes and to reduce…
Ex-ECOWAS Speaker, Ekweremadu condemns military coup in Mali
Former Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has condemned the military intervention in Mali.
Ekweremadu in a statement by his Media Adviser,…
Ex-Colombian President quits congress over fraud allegations
Following allegations of fraud and witness tampering leveled against the former President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, the ex-leader has announced his resignation as a senator in the country.
The former leader who is presently being held…
Mali’s President resigns amid fears of military coup, dissolves cabinet
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday,
In a televised address, Mr Keïta said he was also dissolving the government and parliament.
"I want no blood to be spilled…
AU demands ‘immediate release’ of Mali President, Prime Minister
The African Union has condemned in strong terms, Tuesday’s arrest of President Ibrahim Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse.
Mutineering soldiers in Mali on Tuesday detained Keita and some members of his cabinet at his residence in…
Soldiers arrest, detain Mali President, Prime Minister amid fears of military coup
Soldiers in Mali army on Tuesday detained the country's President and Prime Minister during a mutiny.
A leader of the rampaging soldiers disclosed the development.
The soldiers had surrounded the private residence of President…
Mali Crisis: M5 insists on Keita’s resignation, Jonathan tells Buhari
The ECOWAS Special Envoy to the Republic of Mali and Nigeria Former president, Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the latest development in the ongoing efforts to resolve the political crisis plaguing the…
COVID-19: Ghana to reopen borders Sept. 1
Ghana is likely to reopen its entry points for inbound traffic on Sept. 1 as active cases of the new coronavirus decline, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has hinted.
In his 15th nationwide broadcast on COVID-19, Akufo-Addo said the…
US Election: Again, Trump kicks against mail-in voting
Ahead of the November 3 elections, President Donald Trump of the United States has again restated his opposition to mail-in voting, insisting that the process would be a catastrophe for the election.
The United States Postal Service is…
Robert Trump: brother of president Donald Trump dies aged 71
Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday night aged 71 after being hospitalised in New York, the president said in a statement.
The president on Friday visited his brother in hospital after White House officials…