Category: Foreign
Citriodiol in insect repellent can kill COVID-19 – UK scientists
British scientists have discovered that an active ingredient found in insect repellent can kill COVID-19. Researchers at the UK’s Defense Science and [...]
Mali suspended from international Francophone organisation
The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francopho [...]
Mali military wants three-year rule, agrees to free president
The junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and has agreed to release the ousted president, a s [...]
Kaduna files criminal charges against Anglican bishop
The Kaduna state government has filed criminal charges against Abiodun Ogunyemi, bishop of Zaria diocese, Anglican communion, over “defamatory remarks [...]
Larry King loses two children weeks apart
American talk show legend Larry King has suffered double tragedy as two of his children have died within weeks of each other.
The 86 year old broad [...]
Ousted Mali president has ‘no access to TV or phone’ in detention, two officials released
A team from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has visited President Ibrahim Keita on his third day in detenti [...]
Madagascar sacks health minister over Covid-19
Madagascar on Thursday said it had fired its health minister as part of a government reshuffle, a move that came a month after he butted heads with th [...]
Nigerian embassy in Canada shuts down after ‘attack’ on staff
The Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, Canada has announced an indefinite suspension of its activities. The commission also said the special interven [...]
UN Security Council orders Malian soldiers to return to barracks as Col Goita declares self head of junta
United Nations Security Council on Wednesday ordered Malian mutineers to immediately release detained officials, including the country’s president, an [...]
ECOWAS suspends Mali, asks members to close borders to country
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from the organisation over the ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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