South African police have arrested more than 7,000 people caught without face masks in public since the end of December, the government said on Wednesday.
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) on Wednesday afternoon announced the death of former Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin during a battle in the country's Tigray region. He served as foreign minister from 1991 to 2010. Seyoum was killed alongside Asmelash Woldeselassie, former Ethiopian parliament chief whip and
A week after President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol, the US House of Representatives gathered on Wednesday to impeach the president for his
An American woman who murdered a pregnant dog breeder in order to steal her baby was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the first female to be executed by US federal authorities in nearly seven decades. The US Justice Department said Lisa
Ugandan Minister of State for the Vice Presidency, Dr. Baltazar Kasirivu-Atwooki, on Wednesday morning, survived an assassination attempted by gunmen who fired bullets at his vehicle
The United States has canceled its decision to observe Uganda’s election, which is scheduled for Thursday after the East African country’s electoral commission failed to
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has completed the fourth review of Angola’s economic programme supported by an extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). IMF said the decision by its Executive Board allows the immediate disbursement of SDR 338.5 million - about $487.5
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced William Burns as his pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, tapping a retired veteran diplomat who helped
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was flown back to Germany on Sunday for treatment in hospital after suffering complications in his foot caused by Covid-19. Asharq
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed Sunday to push ahead with impeaching President Donald Trump if he is not removed from office first, adding a powerful voice to a debate that has begun to consume a Democratic Party both eager for impeachment and wary of it,