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Benin: Traffic Accident In Parakou, Five School Children Killed Among Nine
The city of Parakou, Benin republic was immersed in great sadness on Tuesday 11 January, in the early afternoon after a traffic accident caused the death of several families....
Read moreZimbabwe: Chinese Miner Threatens Media For Exposing Mutoko Evictions
A Chinese black granite mining company operating in Mutoko has threatened to take legal action against the media for exposing its operations, after it was reported to have displaced some...
Read more2023 Elections: Nigerians divided over Jonathan’s rumoured presidential ambition
As the battle for the 2023 presidential ticket thickens, some Nigerians have expressed divergent opinions on the alleged planned defection of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, from the Peoples Democratic Party,...
Read moreUnited Nations seeks humanitarian aid for Somalia
An estimated 7.7 million people in Somalia will require humanitarian assistance and protection in 2022, marking a 30 percent rise in needs in just one year, according to the UN....
Read moreWest Africa, Sahel: Security situation in the region remains complex and challenging
Mahamat Saleh Annadif, special representative of the secretary-general and head of the United Nations office for West Africa and the Sahel, said the security situation in the region remains complex...
Read moreCOVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to provide continued protection against emerging variants — WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron. WHO's Technical...
Read moreWorld Bank downgrades 2022 global growth forecast to 4.1 pct
The global economy is on track to grow by downwardly revised 4.1 percent this year amid new waves of the pandemic, rising inflation and continued supply chain bottlenecks, the World...
Read moreSuper Eagles begin fourth AFCON chase against Pharaohs Who Are On A Record Seven
By Metohuey Michael Adoglo Nigeria will be without top scorer in the qualifiers Victor Osimhen, Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and 2019 AFCON top scorer Odion Ighalo, while Egypt will not...
Read moreNigeria: Wife Of The Deputy Chief Of Staff For Plateau, Kidnapped By Gunmen.
By Metohuey Michael Adoglo Dorcas Vem, the wife of Silas Vem, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plateau Government House, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The gunmen, in a separate...
Read moreInt´l: Moscow & Beijing set new historical record
In an interview with RIA Novosti, published on Monday, the, Aleksey Dakhnovsky, said that according to Chinese statistics, the volume of mutual trade had already surpassed $130 billion in the...
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