Minister Michael Adamo dies of heart attack
Gabon’s foreign minister Michael Moussa Adamo has died Friday after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet meeting, the government...
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Donald Trump drops Florida suit against NY AG Letitia James
Less than a day after receiving a warning from a federal judge, former President Donald Trump has withdrawn his lawsuit...
Uganda approves construction licence for crude pipeline
Uganda has approved an application by a company controlled by France’s TotalEnergies to construct a $3.5 billion oil pipeline that...
Supreme Court rejects request to block New York gun law
The Supreme Court has denied an emergency petition from a group of New York firearm dealers who asked the Court...
America hit debt limit, raising economic fears
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders that the U.S. has hit the limit on the amount of debt it...
NYC jail guards accused of lying to cover up unprovoked attack on inmate
Three city Department of Correction officers have been indicted by the Bronx district attorney Tuesday in an alleged scheme to...
Two planes collide at JFK Airport
A JetBlue flight from New York to Puerto Rico has bumped into another plane in the gate area on Wednesday,...
Gambian vice president dies after ‘short illness’ in India
Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Tuesday. Barrow said on...
NYPD cop shot in arm during Bronx clash
An NYPD officer has been hospitalized early Tuesday after being shot in the Bronx overnight, officials said. The incident happened...
Government grants conditional approval for sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group
Ghana has granted Vodafone International Holdings VOD.L approval to sell its 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group, the...
Fmr. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs deal for memoir of turbulent premiership
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office,...
NYC Mayor signs $275 million deal with hotels to house migrants
Mayor Eric Adams has agreed to a $275 million contract with the Hotel Association of New York City to house...
Britain faces more disruption as teachers are set to announce strikes
Teachers in England and Wales have set to announce strike action later on Monday, joining nurses, rail workers and others...
Government extends domestic debt exchange deadline for third time
Ghana has extended the deadline to register for its domestic debt exchange, this time to Jan. 31, Finance Minister Ken...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams visits southern border during El Paso trip
Mayor Eric Adams has traveled to the U.S southern border as he seeks assistance in dealing with a record number...
IMF chief to visit Rwanda during visit to Africa
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva has planned to visit Rwanda later this month after traveling to Zambia, three sources...
Death toll rises to 68 as plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal
At least 68 people have died after an aircraft with 72 people on board crashed near Pokhara International Airport in...
Trump Organization ordered to pay $1.6M for tax fraud
New York judge has ordered Trump Organization to pay $1.6 million in fines after being found guilty of tax fraud,...
Cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi
The worst cholera outbreak to affect Malawi in two decades has now claimed 750 lives, a government minister said, while...
Red Bull to unveil 2023 car in New York
F1 world champions Red Bull have announced that they will hold a ‘season launch’ in New York early in February,...
Tension as holders Morocco withdraw from CHAN in Algeria
Morocco has chose to partake in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) despite earlier proclaiming their withdrawal from the tournament due...
NYC Mayor Adams proposes $102.7B budget for fiscal 2024
Mayor Eric Adams has proposed his massive financial plan, standing at over $102 billion, including funding for affordable housing, public...
U.S. grants temporary protected status to thousands of Somali immigrants
The United States has extended temporary deportation relief to Somali citizens in the US, with President Joe Biden’s administration saying...
US House celebrates Illinois assault-style weapons ban
Illinois has become the ninth state in the United States to ban the sale of assault weapons, a move hailed...
NYC nurses return to work as 2 hospitals make deal to end strike
A strike involving more than 7,000 nurses at two New York City hospitals has ended after three days when they...
Hochul to unveil a $1 Billion plan to tackle mental illness in New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that New York will invest $1 billion to address mental health needs.Hochul laid out her...
End of Ebola after 4-month outbreak, Uganda declares
Uganda has declared the end of a nearly four-month Ebola outbreak it struggled briefly to contain but was then able...
House Dems file ethics complaint against George Santos
Two House Democrats from New York have filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee against fellow New York Rep....
US House GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash IRS funding
House Republicans have made good on a campaign promise by approving a bill that would zero-out funding from the Inflation...
Eric Adams to convert NYC offices to homes after workers slow to return
Mayor Eric Adams has released details of a plan to turn empty offices into brand new apartments to help relieve...
Rwanda can no longer accept refugees from Congo – President Kagame
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has said that the country can no longer accept refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo...
China’s new foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip
China’s new foreign minister Qin Gang has started his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, its foreign...
Trio swipes $300K after distracting Brink’s truck driver in NYC
A team of New York City thieves have stolen $300,000 from a Brink's armored car in a scheme where they...
President Biden declares emergency in California amid storms
President Joe Biden has declared an emergency in California due to the successive winter storms hitting the state, according to...
Judge scolds Trump legal team, lets James’s lawsuit proceed
A New York state judge has rejected a motion from former President Trump to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him...
Lori Lightfoot, NYC Mayor Eric Adams demand Colorado governor stop bussing migrants to their cities
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have sent a joint letter to Colorado’s governor urging...
Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote
After four days of deliberations and 15 votes, Republican Kevin McCarthy has won the speakership of the House of Representatives...
NYCHA to spend $300M to replace about 10% of its aging elevators
The New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) modernization overhaul has reached a new milestone with its plan to replace 335...
Edwin Chiloba: LGBTQ activist found dead in Kenya
Kenyan police have discovered the body of prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner Edwin Chiloba stuffed inside a metal box in the...
NYC public schools ban access to AI tool that could help students cheat
Public schools in New York City have restricted access to ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot developed by Microsoft’s OpenAI,...
Uber drivers strike in New York after company blocks raises, fare hikes
Hundreds of Uber drivers have gathered outside the company’s headquarters in downtown New York and chants echoed across the 9/11...
Amazon confirms more than 18,000 employees to be laid off
Amazon has announced it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing “the uncertain economy” and the fact...
Govt seeks to curb pollution with anti-plastic law
In an effort to tackle environmental pollution, Angolan President João Lourenço has set up a task force to draft a...
Coinbase reaches $100m settlement with New York regulators
New York has announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase on Wednesday over what state officials called significant failures in...
Minister Nureddin Nebati announces cheaper mortgages for mid-income Turks
Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has said that mortgages with lower rates and longer maturities would be offered to middle-income...
House adjourns after McCarthy falls speaker votes
The United States House of Representatives has adjourned without a Speaker, following the failure of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to...
Frank James pleads guilty to Brooklyn subway shooting
Frank James has pleaded guilty to opening fire on a New York City subway car during the morning commute on...
Gov. Jared Polis plans to send migrants to New York, mayor says
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has planned to send migrants to major cities including New York, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday,...
Car crashes into Manhattan restaurant, injures more than 18
More than a dozen people have been injured after a car crashed into an Upper Manhattan restaurant Monday. Thankfully, everyone...
President lifts six-year ban on political rallies
Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by her strongman predecessor, in...
Kathy Hochul begins first 4-year term in New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has sworn in for her first elected term, making history as the first woman elected...
Army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank confrontation
The Israeli army has killed two Palestinian men during a raid on a village near the city of Jenin in...
Cholera surge in Malawi delays reopening of schools
Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in its two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister...
Stampede during New Year fireworks kills at least nine in Uganda
At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, have died as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display...
Stampede during New Year fireworks kills at least nine in Uganda
At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, have died as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display...
Teen attacks three NYPD officers with machete near Times Square
Three NYPD officers have been hospitalized after a man attacked them with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s...
Police searches for guardian of girl found alone in Bronx
Police are searching for the parents or guardians of a young girl they found wandering alone in the Bronx on...
Court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to jail
A court in Mali has sentenced 46 soldiers from Ivory Coast to 20 years’ imprisonment for conspiring against the government,...
NYC nurses disclose 10-day strike plan
The New York State Nurses Association have announced that nurses at eight of the city's biggest private hospitals delivered a...
Biden issues six pardons, most for minor drug offenses
President Joe Biden has issued six presidential pardons, five of whom to people with prior drug convictions and another to...
