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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Heavy casualties reported after air strike
Dozens of people have reportedly been killed or injured after Ethiopia's air force bombed a market in the northern region of Tigray.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC the Ethiopian air force struck the town of Togoga on Tuesday, 25 km…
Court jails ex-Liberian warlord Kosiah 20 years for war crimes
A former Liberian warlord was jailed for 20 years in Switzerland on Friday, becoming the first person from the country to be convicted of war crimes committed during the bloody conflict there a generation ago.
Alieu Kosiah, 46,…
Top EU court rules national data watchdogs can sue Facebook, others
Tech giants like Facebook could soon be facing a host of cases after the top EU court ruled on Tuesday.
The court ruled that national watchdogs of any member state can enforce the bloc’s privacy laws, under certain circumstances.…
China to promote 5G applications in energy industry
China would step up efforts to further promote 5G applications in the energy industry.
This is according to an implementation plan recently co-issued by China’s National Development and Reform Commission, National Energy…
$16bn funding gap stalls global COVID-19 response, says WHO
The World Health Organisation, (WHO) says a total $15.1 billion is needed to close the funding gap of more than $16 billion of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT-Accelerator) partnership.
This is coming as COVID cases continue…
Regional Parliament Approaches Court For Status of Mali Members
Following the suspension of Mali from ECOWAS, the Regional body’s Parliament has approached the Community Court of Justice of the body for advice on whether members of the National Transitional Council of Mali elected to represent…
ECOWAS Suspends Mali Until Return to Civil Rule
Mali has been suspended from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) until the current military dictators vacate office and return the country to civil rule.
The decision was announced…
Two killed, 20 injured in Florida shooting
Two people were killed and at least 20 injured Sunday when three shooters fired indiscriminately into a crowd outside a concert in Miami, Florida, local police said.
Gunfire erupted during the early hours outside a billiards hall…
Turkish President phones Buhari, seeks Nigeria’s support for Palestine
President Recep Erdogan of Turkey has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he expects Nigeria to show solidarity with Palestinians following the latest attacks by Israel on Jerusalem and Gaza.
Erdogan made the call when he spoke…
Indian COVID-19 strain spreads in UK
The spread of the Indian COVID-19 strain in the United Kingdom has tripled within the week and may lead to a delay in the ease of lockdown across the nation.
The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has admitted that he is ‘anxious’…