Botswana fears outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
Songs.com.Gh foot and mouth disease Botswanan authorities are fearful of an imminent outbreak of the deadly foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the northeastern part of the southern African country. This follows the…
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Humanitarian needs remain high across East Africa
World Humanitarian Day Humanitarian needs remain high across the East Africa region, driven by conflict, poor macroeconomic conditions and the lasting impacts of weather shocks, the Famine Early Warning Systems…
10 arrested after riots at Zambia’s public university
Arrest Zambian police have arrested 10 people following riots that rocked the country’s biggest public university in the national capital of Lusaka on Monday night, a police spokesperson said Tuesday.…
Botswana’s annual inflation rate drops to 1.2 percent in August
Inflation Despite uncertainties in the micro- and macroeconomic environment, Botswana’s annual inflation rate performance continues to decline, Statistics Botswana, the country’s data authority, announced Monday. According to Statistics Botswana, the…
Terrorist attacks in Mali claims five lives
Mali Five Malian soldiers, together with about 40 terrorists, were killed in the attack on Malian Armed Forces in northern Mali, a statement from the Malian army said Tuesday. On…
TikTok fined $368 million in Europe for failing to protect children – MyJoyOnline.com
A major European tech regulator has ordered TikTok to pay a €345 million ($368 million) fine after ruling that the app failed to do enough to protect children. The Irish…
Violent clash: 8 loose their lives in SW Nigeria
A violent clash over a land dispute in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ogun has claimed at least eight lives, the police said Monday. At least nine suspects were detained following…
5 separatist fighters loose their lives in Cameroon
Cameroon Cameroon’s army said on Tuesday that its troops have killed five separatist fighters in the country’s English-speaking region of Southwest, where a prolonged armed separatist conflict is in progress.…
Cameroon squad for WAFCON qualifier named
Cameroon Jean Baptiste Bisseck, the head coach of Cameroon’s national women’s football team, announced a 23-player roster on Monday for the upcoming first-round qualifiers against Kenya for the 2024 Women’s…
Central Nigeria floods kills three
floods At least three people have been killed following a devastating flood that sacked local communities in Nigeria’s central Plateau state till the early hours of Monday, the National Emergency…
Ukraine to drag Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to court over grain ban
Ukraine flag Kiev will file a lawsuit to the World Trade Organization against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over their decisions to extend a ban on grain imports from Ukraine, the…
General debate commence at the UN General Assembly
The General Debate of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, focusing on restoring global trust and solidarity…
UN alarm over child deaths in camps – MyJoyOnline.com
Chadian cart owners transport belongings of Sudanese people who fled the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region, while crossing the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad August 4, 2023.…
Russia and China security cooperation to grow more
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on his arrival in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) China and Russia will work closely…