Kidnappers release 42 abducted from school in Nigeria
Twenty-seven students, three staff and 12 members of their families had been abducted last week by an armed gang. Gunmen in Nigeria have released 42 people, including 27 students, who…
G20 nations warn uneven vaccine roll-out could stall recovery
‘We will not get back to our normal lives until the virus is eradicated in all countries,’ Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance Daniele Franco said following Friday’s virtual meeting…
Vaccine hoarding threatens global supply via COVAX: WHO
Countries seeking their own COVID-19 vaccine doses are making deals with drug companies that threaten the supply for the global COVAX programme for poor and middle-income countries, the World Health…
Ivory Coast becomes second country to receive vaccines via COVAX
Vaccination drive to begin on Monday after 504,000 doses of the AstraZeneca jabs arrive through the global vaccine-sharing programme. Ivory Coast has become the second country to receive a shipment…
Niger’s president-elect Bazoum rules out power-sharing
Bazoum also blamed the opposition for bringing children to post-election protests where at least two people have been killed. Niger’s President-elect Mohamed Bazoum has ruled out a power-sharing deal with…
Tackling malaria must remain on a ‘worst-case scenario’ footing, says WHO chief
However, he said one hope from the pandemic was that vaccines and the vaccine industry had been given such a boost that they would also now be reconsidered as a…
Nine soldiers killed in central Mali attack
Nine other soldiers were wounded, five of them seriously, amid a long exchange of fire with armed groups. Nine soldiers have been killed in an attack near the central Malian…
Rwanda paid for flight that led to Paul Rusesabagina arrest
Minister of justice admits the government paid for the flight that took ‘Hotel Rwanda’ dissident to Kigali. Source link
Hundreds of schoolgirls missing after armed bandits storm Nigerian school in Zamfara
At least 300 girls have been abducted by suspected armed bandits from a school hostel in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, according to teacher and parent. The incident would be the latest mass kidnapping in the troubled…
Nigerian school students abducted in second kidnapping in a week
An unspecified number of school children abducted in northwestern state of Zamfara, a spokesman for the state governor said. An unspecified number of school students have been abducted in northwest…