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Ninety-seven people were injured on Sunday when some train carriages derailed in Egypt’s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement. More than 50 ambulances rushed to the site and moved the injured to three hospitals in the province, it said. Some local media reports said […]

Food prices in West Africa have jumped more than 30% since last year to their highest levels in nearly a decade due to coronavirus lockdowns and a decline in cereal production, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday.reuters reports. More than 31 million people are expected to become food insecure […]

Britain’s royal family said farewell to Prince Philip, family patriarch and Queen Elizabeth II’s husband of 73 years, who died last week, a few months short of his 100th birthday. Ahead of the funeral, riders from the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery made their way up the Long Walk toward […]

Peru’s Congress on Friday voted to ban former president Martin Vizcarra, implicated in a scandal over Covid-19 vaccinations, from holding public office for 10 years. The president has been accused of being part of a group of 470 people who were secretly vaccinated against the coronavirus before the official start […]

The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country this week.AFP reports. “Due to the serious threats to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French companies are advised to temporarily […]

UN calls on ECOWAS Parliament to Adopt Policies to Protect women in the informal sectors. The United Nations has called on the ECOWAS Parliament to come up with policies that protect and recognize the contributions of women in the informal sectors. The Deputy County Representative United Nations Women in Liberia, […]

ECOWAS Parliament says it will engage with the authorities of Member States to end the extortion of ECOWAS citizens by Immigrations officials at all border posts. The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Sidie Tunis gave the indication during a visit to Gbahjakeh Community in Bomi County, Liberia. The visit was […]

Former banker Guillermo Lasso won Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday, pledging “opportunities and prosperity” despite a pandemic-battered and debt-laden economy and a political system driven by gridlock. Conservative Lasso declared himself president-elect after his socialist opponent Andres Arauz conceded. With 93 percent of votes counted, the 65-year-old held a lead of […]

Sierra Leone announced Saturday it will vaccinate health workers against Ebola in areas near its border with Guinea, where the disease re-emerged in January.AFP reports. Health Minister Austin Demby said in a statement that US drugs firm Johnson & Johnson was to supply 640 doses of its Ebola vaccine on […]

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is dead. The Duke of Edinburgh died on Friday at Windsor Castle in England. According to Nytimes, the Buckingham Palace said he passed away peacefully. Recall that Philip had been hospitalized several times and recently in February. The 99-year-old also had a successful […]