A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations."The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity's shared responsibility for th...
ALGIERS– Sixteen people were killed and three others injured, yesterday, in a road accident in southern Algeria, said a statement of the Algerian civil protection authority.The accident occurred when two vehicles collided, in the southern province of B...
MOGADISHU– At least 613 civilians have been killed and 948 injured in Somalia, since Jan this year, a senior United Nations (UN) official said, yesterday.Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, decried the sharp rise in civilian casualt...
Police in Nigeria’s southeast Imo state are investigating after gunmen allegedly from the separatist group the Indigenous People of Biafara (IPOB), shot and killed a traditional ruler and three others. The group has previously denied responsibility for...
ACCRA– The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, abolished 17 political parties, following their failure to comply with laws governing political parties in the country.The EC announced the decision in a statement yesterday, saying, the certificates of th...
Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Mr Thabang Makwetla. Our Esteemed Military Veterans.Government Officials.Members of the media, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning, We were supposed to have in our midst here today, the Premier and the E...
Your Excellency Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia and President of the G20,Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,Ladies and Gentlemen,In Africa, as in many other parts of the developing world, millions of people are going h...
War correspondent, biographer, investigative journalist, and New Yorker staff writer Jon Lee Anderson has reported from conflicts from Afghanistan to Northern Ireland to Uganda, and throughout the Middle East. He has profiled iconic Latin American stro...
