Russia Reopens Embassy In Burkina Faso 32 Years After Closure
Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut down for almost 32 years, the West African nation's government and a Russian diplomat announced. The mission was closed in 1992. The Russian ambassador to Ivory Coast, Alexei Saltykov, said Russian President Vladimir Putin would name the new envoy. The Burkinabe foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that "Russia...
Last Batch Of French Troops Exit Niger
France on Friday withdrew its last troops in Niger, a move seen as further setback in the anti-jihadist operations in west Africa’s Sahel region. France has in the last ten years participated in the operations. The withdrawal comes days after French said it may consider closing down its embassy in Niger, arising from escalating strained relations after the military toppled President...
Angola To Quit OPEC Over Oil Production Quota Disagreement
Angola said on Thursday it would quit membership from the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries over a disagreement on production quotas. The decision is coming on the heels of the oil cartel’s decision last month to further slash output next year, according to an AFP report today. “Angola has decided to leave. We think the time has come for our country...
8-Year-Old Schoolgirl Wins Best Female European Chess Player
A British schoolgirl has emerged Europe’s top female chess player after winning a continental Chess competition at the age of eight. Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, northwest London, was named the best female player at the European Rapid and Blitz Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Daily Mail reports. Sivanandan, who began playing chess at the age of five during the COVID-19 pandemic, defeated...
Trump Ineligible To Run For President Over Capitol Attack Role, Court Rules
The Colorado’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former United States President, Donald Trump, is ineligible to run for the White House because of his role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol by his supporters and should be removed from the state’s primary ballot. The historic decision based on the 14th Amendment, barring Trump from the presidential primary ballot,...
Biden Safe After Car Rams Into Presidential Convoy
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, left the scene of a car crash unhurt after a car rammed into an SUV that was a part of his presidential convoy on Sunday night. Videos of the incident circulating on social media on Monday, showed President Biden staring in shock for a few seconds before the Secret Service...
Many Injured In Guinea Fuel Depot Explosion
Guinean authorities closed schools and urged workers to stay home in the capital Monday after a blaze erupted at the country’s main fuel depot, causing a number of injuries. The explosion and accompanying fire in Conakry sent thick black clouds of smoke into the sky early Monday as residents fled the area where the blast occurred, images on social networks...
South Korea Deploys Fighter Jets As Chinese, Russian Warplanes Approach
South Korea’s military said Thursday it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defence zone, an area wider than the country’s airspace. The Chinese and Russian planes entered and exited the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, from 11.53am (0253 GMT) to...
Somalia Gets W’Bank, IMF $4.5bn Debt Relief
Somalia Prime Minister, Hamza Barre, on Wednesday, disclosed that the country has been granted a debt relief of $4.5 billion by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Barre noted that the relief is “equivalent to relieving every Somali person of a debt of more than $300,” adding that it’s a “testament that our country and our people are...
Pope Says Has Chosen His Tomb In Rome, Not Vatican
Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. “The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,” the pontiff, who turns 87 this weekend, told Mexican broadcaster Televisa’s N+ streaming service. In the same...
