Despite Debt Burden, Zambia Gets Fresh $275mn Loan From World Bank
The World Bank has approved $275 million in aid to debt-ridden Zambia to help it recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and spillover effects of the Ukraine-Russia war. “Zambia is in debt distress and needs a deep and comprehensive debt treatment to place public debt on a sustainable path,” the bank said in a statement on Wednesday night. In 2020 Zambia became...
34-Year-Old Captain Traore Sworn In As Burkina Faso Interim President
Ibrahim Traore, 34 has been sworn in as interim president of Burkina Faso, several weeks after Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was removed in a coup. At a ceremony on Friday, Traore pledged support for a transition leading to elections in July 2024 as he took the oath of office in the capital Ouagadougou under tight security. After taking the oath, Traore, dressed...
Equatorial Guinea Scraps Punishment By Death
Equatorial Guinea abolished the death penalty, state television announced Monday, citing a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The president's son who serves as one of the country's vice-presidents lauded the move he called "historic" on Twitter. The last official execution in the small country was carried out in 2014, according to Amnesty International. Still, international NGOs and...
Queen Elizabeth II Laid To Rest As World Leaders Pay Tribute
Queen Elizabeth II has been finally laid to rest at the St. George’s Castle at Winsdor. A committal ceremony for the Queen took place in the same venue before the coffin of the queen was lowered. King Charles III alongside world leaders, royalties and a massive crowd were present to say their final goodbye to the queen. Her Majesty died on Thursday...
Fuel Tanker Explosion Kills Many In DRC
The governor of the province of Kongo-Central has announced that a fuel tanker explosion in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday night left “several people dead and seriously burned”. لعبت روليت The accident, still unexplained, occurred on national road 1, near the village of Mbuba, in the territory of Madimba, 120 km west of...
Queen Elizabeth II For Burial September 19
The Royal Family has announced the burial date for late Queen Elizabeth II. The date has been slated to 19th September, 2022, which is precisely on Monday. Late Queen Elizabeth II, was the longest-serving monarch. لعبة تربح منها المال She died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Announcing the date on its verified Twitter handle, The Royal...
Supreme Court Affirms William Ruto As Kenya’s President-Elect
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday upheld the election of the deputy president of the country, William Ruto as the president-elect. The court ruled that the technology used by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in August 9, 2022, General Election met the standards of integrity, verifiability, security, and transparency to guarantee accurate and verifiable results. In a unanimous...
21-Year-Old Girl In Court For Stabbing Mother 30 Times, Killing Her
Twenty-one-year-old Hanna Bennis has been charged to court for stabbing her mother, Aziza Bennis, 58, more than 30 times in their West London house on Monday. Hanna filmed a blood-stained knife and the ‘murder’ scene on her phone after the incident, Daily Mail reports. Hanna is charged with murder of her mother, Aziza, a 58-year-old dinner lady at a house in...
Kenya Election: Four Out Of Seven Electoral Commissioners Reject Ruto’s Victory
Four commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have faulted the declaration of Deputy President William Ruto as the winner of the Kenyan presidential election. استراتيجية الروليت IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati announced the results on Monday declaring Ruto won with 50.5% votes against his main challenger, Raila Odinga who garnered 48.8%. Kenya’s electoral commission was divided Monday, as...
William Ruto Wins Kenyan Presidential Election
Kenya's electoral umpire, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced the deputy president, William Ruto as the fifth president of the East African nation. Ruto led a tight presidential race against opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. There was chaos just before the declaration when the electoral commission’s vice chair and three other commissioners told journalists they...
