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Algerian students hold anti-government protests
Dozens of Algerian students defied police Tuesday to demonstrate in the capital Algiers, a day after major protests for the second anniversary of mass anti-government rallies. The 2019 “Hirak” protest
At least 62 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots
At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador’s overcrowded prison system, authorities said. As security forces battled
Texas power board members resign over mass outages
Four board members of Texas’ power grid operator announced their resignation Tuesday after millions of state residents were left without power during days of unprecedentedly frigid temperatures. The board chair
Bazoum wins Niger election as clashes erupt
Niger’s presidential candidate Mohamed Bazoum speaks to media outside the polling station after voting during Niger’s election run-off, in Niamey on February 21, 2021. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)
Kenya fires 174 judicial staff over misconduct
Kenya’s Judicial Service Commission has sacked 174 court staff since 2018 over gross misconduct, a top official of the judiciary said on Monday. Chief Registrar Anne Amadi told a judicial
COVID-19 victims: Biden holds candlelight ceremony on Monday — White House
United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on Monday on the lives lost to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Biden will also hold a moment of silence and candle
UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to start unwinding England’s third and potentially final coronavirus lockdown, as a quickening UK-wide inoculation drive relieves pressure
Libya’s interior minister survives attack west of Tripoli
The Interior Minister of Libya’s UN-recognised government, Fathi Bashagha, survived a militant attack on his convoy, west of the capital Tripoli on Sunday, an official said. An armoured vehicle opened
Ugandan president meets with senior Chinese diplomat on bilateral ties
Yoweri Museveni Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met with visiting senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Entebbe on Sunday where they discussed issues aimed at promoting bilateral relations between the two
Mine blast kills 7 Niger election officials
Seven election workers were killed early Sunday in Niger’s troubled western Tillaberi region when their vehicle hit a mine, the area’s governor told AFP. The blast also injured three of
