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Global tourism sector loses $2 trillion due to pandemic
The United Nations tourism body says the coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021. According to the latest forecast by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the same amount was lost in…
AfDB postpones 2021 Africa Investment Forum over Omicron concerns
The President of the African Development Bank has postponed an investment forum in it had planned for December 1-3 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina cited health concerns and travel restrictions over the Omicron coronavirus variant. Several presidents from…
Chad pardons members of armed groups ahead of national dialogue
Chadian authorities have granted a general amnesty for rebels in prison or in exile. The decision was reached at an extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting held on Monday in the capital, N’djamena. The amnesty concerns all those convicted of undermining…
Jos prison attack: Nigeria police arrest 9 fleeing inmates
Police authorities in Nigeria's North Central State of Plateau have rearrested nine inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos, capital of the State. This followed the attack on the correction facility in the state capital by…
Guinea junta reveals ex-president transferred to wife’s residence
Deposed President of Guinea Alpha Conde has been transferred to the residence of the former First Lady located on the northern Corniche in the capital Conakry. Deposed on September 5, the former president was held in detention at the Mohamed…
Lionel Messi wins record seventh men’s Ballon d’Or
PSG forward Lionel Messi was presented with the award on Monday night in Paris after another record-breaking 12 months; Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski – favourite for the prize in 2020 before cancellation due to Covid – came second in…
Gambia: President Barrow insists he isn’t enemy with Jammeh
Gambian President Adama Barrow has clarified that he is not an enemy of former President Yahya Jammeh amid interfere with the pending December 4 presidential election. President Barrow's clarification comes after the former president released audio messages, calling for Gambians…
Mali says it is free to choose its partners
Mali’s foreign minister says his government has the right to choose its partners. Minister Abdoulaye Diop was reacting to concerns about the worsening relationship between Mali and its former colonial master France. Diplomatic tensions have been growing between both countries…
UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet heads to Burkina Faso and Niger
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet began an official seven-day mission to Burkina Faso and Niger on Monday at the invitation of the respective governments. According to a communique, Ms. Bachelet will be in Burkina Faso…
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