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Congo candidate who died on polling day won vote — Party
The party of Congo opposition presidential candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas — who died of Covid-19 on election day last month — said Saturday that its own results showed he in
IMF grants $174m emergency loan to South Sudan
The IMF has approved $174 million (148 million euros) in emergency assistance to South Sudan, the country’s central bank governor said Thursday, as floods and depressed oil prices rattle its
Four UN troops die in major attack in northern Mali
Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed Friday when suspected jihadists staged a major attack on their camp in Aguelhok, northern Mali, the UN mission said. Four United Nations peacekeepers were
IMF board approves $2.3 bn aid package for Kenya
IMF The IMF on Friday approved a $2.34 billion aid package to Kenya to “address the urgent need to reduce debt vulnerabilities,” the institution said in a statement. The Washington-based
Rebel group says more than 12,000 displaced by Myanmar junta air strikes
Myanmar A rebel group has accused Myanmar’s military of deploying “excessive force”, saying on Saturday that continuous air strikes have displaced more than 12,000 unarmed civilians, including children. Late last
One police officer killed in US Capitol car-ramming attack
One officer was killed and a second injured Friday after a vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the US Capitol, forcing it into lockdown less than
Eleven die in India after drinking bootleg alcohol
Eleven people have died from drinking bootleg alcohol in India’s poorest state Bihar, officials said Thursday, with their families blaming authorities for their alleged failure to crack down on illegal
Outrage over Buhari’s London medical trips
President Muhammadu Buhari Critics of President Muhammadu Buhari have caused an outcry after he flew to London for a medical visit, highlighting his frequent trips abroad for treatment and the
WTO says 2021 global trade recovery rests on vaccines
Global trade is set to grow by eight percent in 2021, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Wednesday, stressing that the route out of the Covid-19 crisis rested on the
From Algeria to Rwanda: Macron tackles dark chapters of France’s past
French president, Emmanuel Macron From the French role during the Rwandan genocide to its colonial-era crimes in Algeria and looting of indigenous art, President Emmanuel Macron has gone further than
