Niger’s newly-elected president Mohamed Bazoum is set to be sworn into office on Friday, a democratic watershed overshadowed by jihadist violence and alleged coup bid two days ago. The inauguration will mark the first-ever transition between elected presidents in Niger’s six decades of independence from France — a historic moment that has been widely praised. […]
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In this file photo taken on February 24, 2021 Riot police officers patrol on a pick-up truck during clashes with demonstrators as opposition supporters protest after the announcement of the results of the country’s presidential run-off in Niamey. – Soldiers were arrested in Niger after an “attempted coup” early on March 31, a security source […]
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Indonesian police stand guard next to damaged vehicles after an explosion outside a church in Makassar on March 28, 2021. (Photo by Indra Abriyanto/ AFP) An explosion occurred outside a cathedral in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, local media reported, in what a priest described as a suicide attack. But the blast’s cause […]
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A lamp post outside the White House is adorned with Chinese and US national flags in Washington. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images China on Saturday announced sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a rights advocacy body over their criticism of Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs, but Washington said the tit-for-tat measure would only intensify […]
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Indonesian police carry a bag with the remains of a suspected suicide bomber after an explosion outside a church in Makassar on March 28, 2021. Indra Abriyanto / AFP An Indonesian cathedral was rocked by a suicide bombing on Sunday with body parts littering the chaotic scene as Christians inside celebrated the start of Holy […]
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Personnel of the Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) move the coffin of the late Tanzanian President John Magufuli for the burial after the farewell mass at Magufuli Stadium in Chato, Tanzania, on March 26, 2021 – Tanzania’s late president John Magufuli was laid to rest Friday in his ancestral village in the country’s northwest after […]
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has said the whole family was saddened to hear how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan. Responding to the couple’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in a statement released by Buckingham Palace yesterday, she added that the allegations of racism would be “addressed […]
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A health worker displays a vial containing the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, in Suresnes, on February 6, 2021, on the start of a vaccination campaign for health workers with the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. – The top French medical authority Haute autorité de Santé has approved the vaccine for use in France, but only for people under 65, […]
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Biden, signing the orders United State’s 46th president, Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders shortly after his inauguration, it has been learnt. According to agency reports, nine of the executive orders reversed some controversial policies of his immediate predecessor, Donald Trump, while the others outline Biden’s own new policies. Following are the orders which altogether […]
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US President Joe Biden delivers his inauguration speech on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. – Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the US. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ AFP) United States President Joe Biden has reversed a number of policies by his predecessor Donald Trump, including an immigration […]
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