World Bank preparing $3bn emergency aid package for Ukraine
Washington – The World Bank announced on Tuesday that it is preparing a $3 billion aid package for war-torn Ukraine,... Read more
2 Mar, 2022
Ghana, Nigeria flying home citizens stranded by Ukraine crisis
Accra – A first group of Ghanaian students evacuated from Ukraine arrived home on Tuesday as African governments stepped up... Read more
2 Mar, 2022
At least 20 dead in rebel attack in east Democratic Republic of Congo
Beni – Around 20 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were killed in a fresh attack by the suspected... Read more
1 Mar, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Latest developments
Kyiv – Here are the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine: Kyiv braces Satellite images show a vast column... Read more
1 Mar, 2022
‘Unprecedented’ attacks hound Eritrean refugees in war-hit Ethiopia
Semera – The scene has become all-too-common during Ethiopia’s drawn-out war: thousands of Eritrean refugees, shell-shocked and separated from loved... Read more
28 Feb, 2022
EU scrambles for Ukrainian refugee response
Brussels – The European Union on Sunday moved to coordinate a welcome for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the... Read more
28 Feb, 2022
North Korea hails ‘significant’ test in satellite development
Seoul – North Korea said it had carried out a test of “great significance” for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state... Read more
28 Feb, 2022
Russia vetoes UN resolution deploring ‘aggression’ in Ukraine
United Nations – Russia, as expected, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that deplored “in the strongest... Read more
26 Feb, 2022
Bangui hails Russian ‘saviours’ of battered Central African Republic
Bangui – Russia has been branded a pariah for invading Ukraine, but in the remote Central African Republic (CAR),... Read more
25 Feb, 2022
Russia’s ‘tragic’ invasion of Ukraine condemned by sporting world
Paris – The sporting world roundly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday with UEFA mulling over Saint Petersburg hosting... Read more
25 Feb, 2022
