US stocks tumble again as oil prices reach multi-year highs
New York – Wall Street stocks tumbled again on Wednesday following a volatile session as markets grapple with the... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Instagram tests letting creators charge subscriptions
San Francisco – Instagram will let some content creators in the United States charge subscriptions to fans, allowing popular... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe
Berlin – A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block Capitol attack document release
Washington – The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by former president Donald Trump to block the... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Libya oil company chief appeals for state investment
Tripoli – The powerful head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation on Wednesday decried a lack of state investment in the... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Gambia’s Adama Barrow sworn in for second presidential term
Banjul – Gambian President Adama Barrow was sworn in for a second term on Wednesday at ceremonies near the... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
US tycoon opens Africa’s first start-to-finish Covid-19 jab plant
Cape Town – US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday opened a plant in Cape Town that will be... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Chad frees first rebels and dissidents under amnesty
N’Djamena – Chad’s military-led government on Tuesday released 22 rebels and opposition figures who had been jailed for treason, in... Read more
19 Jan, 2022
DRC army says it repelled rebel raid on eastern city
Bukavu – Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed forces said on Tuesday they had repelled a militia group that had attacked... Read more
19 Jan, 2022
Sierra Leone marks 20 years since civil war
Lungi – Dozens of Sierra Leoneans held a ceremony near the capital Freetown on Tuesday to mark the 20-year... Read more
19 Jan, 2022
