UAE lifts travel ban on Nigeria as Emirates resumes flights

United Arab Emirates has finally lifted the travel ban on Nigeria, paving the way for the…

South China airport cancels flights after Covid case

The airport in China’s southern city of Shenzhen cancelled hundreds of flights and tightened entry controls…

UK MP faces trial for alleged sex assault of teenage boy

A British MP faces trial over accusations he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old boy in 2008, it…

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…

Africa experiencing full-blown third wave of COVID infections – WHO

The World Health Organisation says Africa is currently experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infections. WHO…

US makes Juneteenth Federal holiday to mark end of slavery

The United States on Thursday designated Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the country,…

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo returns after acquittal by ICC

Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo returned home on Thursday for the first time in a…

Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies at 97

The first President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, has died aged 97, according to Zambian news platform.…

Major banks, airlines hit in new global online outage

Major banks and airlines were among businesses hit by a fresh global online outage Thursday, with…

Britain’s Karim Khan sworn in as new ICC prosecutor

Britain’s Karim Khan was sworn on Wednesday as the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court,…