The UK government said on Tuesday that 6,000 specialist police officers were ready to deal with far-right rioting that broke out following the murder of three children, triggering a week of violence. On Monday, six people were arrested and several…
VICE President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states, AP sources say. She will introduce Walz at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia. Harris was…
A United States’ federal judge has ruled that Google holds an unlawful monopoly over online searches and related advertising. This marks a significant victory for U.S. antitrust authorities, who have been waging series of legal battles against the market dominance…
THE UN has said that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked for their involvement in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks against Israel. The development follows the conclusion of an investigation by the…
THE funds will be used to finance projects in the renewable energy sector aimed at mitigating climate change; The initiatives will be targeting the eight West African countries that hold equity in BOAD (www.BOAD.org): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger,…
THE Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $135 million package to the Union of the Comoros – its largest ever to the Indian Ocean archipelago – to finance a major maritime and regional…
Bangladesh’s prime minister has resigned and fled to India following weeks of deadly protests in the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, and her sister took a military helicopter to India’s eastern state of West Bengal, according to media reports,…
IN Nzemaland, Southwestern Ghana, community activist groups are currently engaging with civil society organisations such as IMANI and ACEP to address their grievances regarding a governmental land appropriation for a proposed ‘Petroleum Hub.’ This 20,000-acre territory within the Domunli…
A SINGLE arched concrete block is the only sign of progress in Senegal where R&B singer Akon laid the foundation stone for his $6bn metropolis four years ago. The West African nation allocated 136 acres on its Atlantic Coast…
RWANDA authorities have closed 185 churches in Musanze district as part of a nationwide crackdown on places of worship failing to meet legal standards, a government official announced on Friday. Jean Claude Musabyimana, Rwanda’s local government minister, stated that the…
