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Law enforcement raids Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s properties in LA and Miami

Properties connected to rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs were raided on Monday by federal agents. The Department of Homeland Security said it had pursued the "law...

UN Security Council passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from...

Senegal election result: Bassirou Diomaye Faye to become Africa’s youngest president

Few had heard of him a year ago, and now he is set to become president. Bassirou Diomaye Faye's extraordinary rise caps a rollercoaster period...

Trump wins last-minute reprieve as judge cuts fraud bond to $175m

Donald Trump was handed a last-minute reprieve in court on Monday, when a New York court allowed him to post a reduced bond of...

Actress tearfully recalls 2Pac telling her ‘he wasn’t gonna make it past 25’

Actress Jasmine Guy opened up about a conversation she had with 2Pac. The actress shared the story on The Breakfast Club, telling the hosts that she...

Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) to Host High Level Panel Discussion at the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB)...

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org/), the Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank...

Radisson Hotel Group accelerates expansion in Morocco with the target of 25 hotels by 2030

Radisson Hotel Group (https://www.RadissonHotels.com) has set a goal of expanding its current portfolio of 11 hotels in operation and under development in Morocco to...

44-year-old Senegal opposition leader projected to win heated presidential polls – Report

Early results from Senegal's presidential vote put opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye ahead, sending his supporters to celebrate in the streets, though his main...

Koa Academy Wins Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Challenge 2023, Securing $50,000 Investment

MEST Africa (www.Meltwater.org), a leading Pan-African tech entrepreneurship training program, seed fund, and incubator, proudly announces Koa Academy (www.KoaAcademy.com) as the grand prize winner of...

Ecobank Group signs United Nations (UN) Women’s Empowerment Principles

Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the pan-African banking group, has become an official signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles by UN Women and the UN Global Compact...

Dalberg awarded 5-year contract to strengthen United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) work with the private sector

Dalberg Advisors (https://Dalberg.com/) has announced the award of the Private Sector Engagement Strategic Collaboration and Leading- Edge Engagement (“PSE SCALE”) program, a framework agreement...

Moscow attack: Russian court charges four men with act of terrorism

Russia has charged four men it says attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed at least 137 people. Three were marched blindfolded into a Moscow...

Senegal election: Voters choose new president after political crisis

People in Senegal are voting for a new president in a delayed election after weeks of political unrest. Long queues of voters have been witnessed...

Zelensky hits back after Russia links Ukraine to Moscow attack

As news of the Moscow concert hall attack broke on Friday, Ukrainians knew what was coming: Kyiv would be blamed. The next thing they expected...

At least 65 migrant bodies found in Libya mass grave, says UN

A mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants has been found in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said....

Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor passes on

Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has died after a prolonged illness, at the age of 62. This was disclosed by a social commentator, Morris Monye,...

Eritrea: World Tuberculosis Day Observed

World Tuberculosis Day was observed today, 24 March, on a national level, with a ceremony organized at Orotta Referral Hospital Hall under the theme...

United Kingdom continues global fight to end Tuberculosis (TB) around the world

UK support will fund innovative projects to combat Tuberculosis (TB); TB kills more people per year than any other infectious disease; The UK has...

If oil disappeared tomorrow (By HE Haitham Al Ghais)

By HE Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC Secretary General. If oil disappeared tomorrow, there would be no more jet fuel, gasoline or diesel. Internal combustion engine...

Newlyweds discover marriage papers are invalid

Thousands of newlyweds in Zimbabwe have been surprised to learn that their marriage certificates are not valid. It has emerged that, because of a clerical...

South Africa’s deadly love affair with guns

For the last six years, Penson Mlotshwa has been carrying a gun with him wherever he goes in the South African city of Johannesburg....

Rate of Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, treatment in Africa increasing

About 70% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African region are now being diagnosed and treated, marking the highest case-detection rate in the region...

Update on Moscow attack: Death toll rises to 133

The death toll of the Crocus Concert Hall attack has now risen to 133, the Russian Investigative Committee says. As the emergency services are continuing...

Intensifying new initiatives for Tuberculosis (TB) case-finding in Nigeria

Around a year ago, Mallam Mainasara Mohammad, a resident of Makera,  a locality in Kebbi State, Nigeria, became increasingly worried about his son, nine-year-old...

Equatorial Guinea – a Major Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Hotspot in West Africa – Signs on for Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024

Antonio Oburu Ondo, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, will speak at the upcoming Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum in Paris,...

Gunfire and blaze at Moscow concert hall, reports say

Deaths and injuries have been reported after a gun attack at a concert hall near Moscow, Russian media say. At least four people dressed in...

At least 60 killed in Moscow concert hall attack

At least 60 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow. More than 100 were wounded at...

Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time

Doctors have performed the first transplant of a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a living human, they announced Thursday. The four-hour surgery was...

Equatorial Guinea Remains a Strong Partner of ExxonMobil and American Companies

Following an article published by the Financial Times (FT) regarding ExxonMobil’s exit from Block B, Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue and...

The 89-year-old woman who is still travelling the world solo

She sold her engagement ring and began a lifetime of seeing the world. It all started with an ending: a broken engagement and a...

Davido settles breach of contract suit out of court

Nigerian musician, Davido and event organisers Brownhill Event have agreed to settle their breach of contract case out of court. The event organisers headed by...

Ugandan President promotes his son to military Chief

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, 79, has promoted his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to head the military. The 48-year-old's promotion comes amid a major cabinet reshuffle...

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it...

Democratic Republic of Congo’s hunger crisis deepens as families once again flee fighting

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s conflict-driven hunger crisis is worsening as violence in the eastern provinces surges, forcing families to flee again. While...

Lesotho Endorses Emergency, Preparedness, Response Flagship Initiative Roadmap to Ensure Health Security

The Government of Lesotho has endorsed and launched the Emergency, Preparedness, and Response Flagship Initiative Roadmap. This was done with the support from the...

Canon adds new Cinema RAW Light recording formats to Electro-Optical System (EOS) C500 Mark II via firmware update

Canon Europe (Canon-CNA.com) announces the release of a new free-of-charge firmware update for the EOS C500 Mark II, further enhancing the camera’s professional functionality. The...

Two Canadians switched at birth receive formal apology

It was a simple at-home DNA testing kit, a Christmas day gift, that upended the lives of two Canadian men forever. Richard Beauvais, from the...

Delhi’s chief minister arrested over corruption claims

Prominent opposition politician and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by India's financial crime agency, his party said. The arrest is in...

Apple lawsuit: US accuses tech giant of monopolising smartphone market

The US has filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and crushing competition. In the lawsuit,...

Non-communicable diseases rising in West Africa – Research

Research conducted by West African health institutions has revealed a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancers within the...