A majority of Ghana’s ruling party parliamentarians on Tuesday asked the president to sack finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his deputy over the state of the economy and the depreciating…
Philippines: At least 26 injured in magnitude 6.4 earthquake
At least 26 people were injured by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked the northern Philippines, forcing the closure of an international airport, sending panicked residents into the streets and…
Rome: Pope Francis warns priests against temptations of pornography
Pope Francis has warned seminarians in Rome of the dangers of online pornography, calling it a temptation that “weakens the priestly heart”. The pontiff respond at length to a wide…
Mexico: Quintana Roo state decriminalises abortion
The Mexican state of Quintana Roo has voted to decriminalise abortion, becoming the latest area to ease restrictions on the procedure as part of a “green wave” demanding greater reproductive…
Lebanon: Voluntary repatriation of Syrian refugees begins
Hundreds of Syrian refugees have left the remote Lebanese mountain town of Arsal in a convoy of trucks headed for the northern border on the first day of a controversial…
Liberia: First medical oxygen plant opened
Liberia has successfully installed its largest oxygen plant on Bushrod Island, located at the Star Base facility, with support from WHO, the governments of Germany, the United States, and Canada.…
Gambia: Committee set to probe cough syrup deaths
The Gambian parliament on Wednesday formed a four-member expert committee to investigate the report sent by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the deaths of more than 80 children in…
Uganda: Ebola attacks six minors from the same family
Six children from one family have tested positive for the Ebola virus in Kampala. The children are members of a family of seven exposed to the disease by a relative…
Malawi: President Lazarus Chakwera fires minister of agriculture
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe and his deputy Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima over “incompetence and gross negligence” in a televised address to the nation. President Chakwera,…
Sudan: Military fires tear gas at protesters
The military in Sudan has fired tear gas in an attempt to stop tens of thousands of protesters marching towards the presidential palace. The protests are taking place across the…