A major coalition of political parties in Mali has rejected the military-dominated government’s plan to extend a transition period for up to five years before the country returns to democratic

A devastating fire which swept through South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town reignited just hours after it was said to be under control.   Flames were seen billowing from the

A Canadian court has awarded C$107m (£62m; $84m), plus interest, to the families of six people who died when a plane was downed near Tehran in 2020. The family members

In a case that exposed Silicon Valley’s culture of hubris and hype, Elizabeth Holmes was convicted Monday of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical

Israel’s military said early Sunday it launched strikes against militant targets in the Gaza Strip, a day after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled territory.   Video filmed in Khan

France says it will reduce the isolation period for fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19. Health Minister Olivier Veran told the newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche on Sunday

The United States has cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea out of a duty-free trade programme over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. In a statement on Saturday, the US

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has returned a suspected positive test for Covid-19 and will miss Sunday’s Premier League game against Chelsea. The 54-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms and is isolating,

Face masks are to be worn in secondary classrooms in England’s schools to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant, the government has announced. The temporary reintroduction of face coverings

A large fire is raging at the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. Video footage shows a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with

For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off – with lots of frustration. By late Saturday afternoon on the East Coast, more than 2,600

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised the alarm over what it described as an international conspiracy, working with local collaborators to keep the Nigerian economy and people perpetually

Some Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have embarked on fresh moves to zone the presidential ticket of the party in the 2023 general

Nigeria Governors’ Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his Kaduna State counterpart, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, have both defended the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to reject the

Oil prices fell at the weekend but still posted the biggest annual gains since 2009, spurred by the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and producers’ restraint. Brent, Nigeria’s

The Zamfara State Police Command in Nigeria’s Northwest on Sunday said it had rescued 21 Islamiyya pupils abducted by bandits along the Gusau-Tsafe-Funtuwa Road on December 31, 2021. Briefing newsmen

An autopsy carried out by the Consultant Pathologist at the Central Hospital Warri, Clement Vhriterhire, has established that Sylvester Oromoni died of “acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication in

  Rodri scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester City beat 10-man Arsenal in an incident-packed encounter to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League. That advantage

The Kaduna state police command has rescued nine people abducted by bandits. One of the suspected bandits was killed while two others were arrested by security operatives. Spokesman of the

China’s President, Xi Jinping said his nation has so far contributed two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 120 countries and international organisations. The President in his 2022