Coolio, rapper behind hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ dies at 59
Los Angeles – Coolio, the US rapper best known for the chart-topping 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise”, has died, his... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Barbados wins first loan deal from IMF climate change fund
Washington – Barbados on Tuesday became the first country to secure agreement on a financing package under a new... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Lebanon MPs meet to elect new president amid economic crisis
Beirut – The Lebanese parliament met on Thursday to elect a new president, with no consensus on a successor... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Catalan separatists in crisis 5 years after referendum
Arenys De Mint – Josep Lluis Rodriguez has not given up hope of an independent Catalonia. But five years... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Uganda rules out Ebola lockdown
Kampala – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ruled out imposing a lockdown to contain the highly contagious Ebola... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Low-key start for Nigeria’s 2023 election campaign
Abuja – Campaigning for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election got off to a low-key start on Wednesday, with candidates holding... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Freight truck crashes, killing 34 in DRC
Lubumbashi – Thirty-four people, including children, died when a freight truck driven by a drunk driver overturned on a... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Algeria orders Catholic charity Caritas to shut, says church
Algiers – Algeria has ordered Catholic charity Caritas to cease its 60 years of operations in the North African... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Ethiopia rights body says security forces killed dozens of civilians
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Wednesday that security forces had killed dozens of civilians in... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Oldest chimp from renown Guinean group dies
Conakry – Guinea’s oldest chimpanzee and one of the last members of a globally famous endangered community has died... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
