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Germany, France, Italy, Spain to Resume Rollout after Declaring AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe
The EU’s leading states are to restart their roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Europe’s medicines regulator concluded it was “safe and effective”. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) reviewed
Tanzania Swears-in First Female President, Samia Suluhu, Following Death of Magufuli
Tanzania’s soft-spoken Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday was sworn in as the East African country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness
Fintech Startup Kuda Raises $25m to Provide Digital-only Banking Services to Every African
Nigerian fintech startup Kuda has raised $25 million in a Series A round led by Valar Ventures, the firm co-founded and backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, with Target Global,
‘Magufuli Died Last Week From Covid’, Tanzania Opposition Leader Lissu Claims
Tanzania’s main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has said the country’s President John Magufuli died from coronavirus last week Wednesday. Tanzania has been plunged into sadness over the death of President
World Cup Qualifiers: Lingard, Shaw, Stones Return for England, Alexander-Arnold Dropped
England manager Gareth Southgate on Thursday named his 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The biggest omission is Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, with Southgate saying his current form
Senegal Opposition Leader Sonko’s Rape Accuser Demands Justice
Adji Sarr, the woman who had filed a rape charge against Senegal’s opposition leader has repeated her accusation and insisted that her case must proceed despite deadly clashes over his
‘It Takes One to Know One’: Putin Responds to Biden’s ‘Killer’ Remark
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reacted to criticism from his US counterpart Joe Biden by saying, “it takes one to know one”. Biden was asked in an interview this week
Russia Recalls Ambassador to US after Biden Says Putin Is a Killer
Russia has recalled its ambassador to the United States for consultations after US President Joe Biden labelled Vladimir Putin as ‘a killer’ in an explosive interview. The move to bring
Bank of England Leaves Rates Unchanged, UK GDP Projected to Recover Sharply
The Bank of England voted unanimously to keep its benchmark interest rate on hold at a record low of 0.1 percent and to leave its bond-buying programme unchanged during its
Former VP Atiku Begins ‘Massive e-Registration Drive’ Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections
Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election Atiku Abubakar has embarked on a “massive membership e-registration drive” for his support organisation aimed at
