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Kabul Airport: Ground Zero for Afghans scrambling to escape the Taliban
Thousands of Afghans remain desperate in attempts to flee the country as they que at the Kabul international airport. Recall, The Taliban forces took over power on August 15 forcing President Ashraf Ghani to flee. A Nato official told Reuters…
African leaders in Zambia for presidential inauguration
A number of African leaders are expected in Zambia today, Monday, for the swearing in ceremony of the country’s president-elect Hakainde Hichilema. The Electoral Commission declared Hichilema, 59, winner of the August 12 presidential election after securing 2.8 million votes…
CAF imposes fines on Benin and Sierra Leone
The African Football Confederation cracked down on the case relating to the incidents in Cotonou during the Confederation Cup final. The body imposed fines on Benin, host country of the final, and on Raja Club Athletic, winner of the competition…
At least 18 dead in clashes in eastern DRC
At least 18 people including 9 civilians, one soldier and 8 rebels, were killed during fighting between the army and rebels known as the Allied Democratic Forces ADF. Officials said the fight occurred on Thursday and Friday in Katanda and…
Niger confirms 50 victims of terror attacks in one week
Niger confirms 50 victims of terrorist attacks in one week in its western region of Tillabéri. Residents of the region have described the situation as unacceptable as they demand for radical measures to improve security in the region. Over the…
Chad pulls 600 soldiers from G5 Sahel Force
The Chadian government announced over the weekend that it will half the number of troops deployed in February to the G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force in the "three borders zone" of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. It cited "a strategic redeployment"…
96,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives in Liberia from France
France has donated ninety-six thousand doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Liberia. This is the third time Liberia is receiving vaccines from its international partners. Previously, the country received vaccines from the World Health Organization and the government of…
Burkina Faso bans importation of poultry products from Benin, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire
The Burkina Faso government has banned the importation of poultry and poultry products from Benin, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire. The Burkinabe Ministry of Animal Resources in a statement announcing the ban, said the decision followed outbreak of the highly pathogenic…
10 dead, dozens injured in road crash in southern Ghana: official
A local official in Ghana has confirmed the death of at least 10 people in a road accident in southern region of the country on Sunday. Winneba Municipal Fire Officer Henry Asiedu said the accident happened when two buses traveling…
Sierra Leone: Scores displaced by Freetown floods
Scores of residents of the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, have been displaced after floods destroyed their homes. It is not the first time that residents in parts of Freetown have been displaced due to flood. In August 2017, over 1000…
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