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Tens of thousands of people are reportedly marching in the capital Minsk and other cities, in the latest of several weeks of mass protest against President Alexander Lukashenko. Large numbers of police have been deployed, blocking key…

An Israeli cabinet minister has resigned in protest against plans to impose a second national lockdown. Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman said the restrictions would prevent Jewish people from celebrating religious festivals later this…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee was, on Saturday, elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank, the region’s main economic development lender, making him the first U.S. citizen to lead the institution in its 61-year…

Six civilians were killed on Friday by an improvised explosive device (IED) near Boura, Mali’s southern region of Sikasso, a local security source confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday. According to the officer, who requested the condition of…

The opposition coalition which led mass protests in Mali ahead of last month’s coup has rejected a transition charter. On Saturday, the country’s military leadership agreed to establish an 18-month interim government until an election…

Six refugees from South Sudan have been killed and four others injured in a resettlement camp in Madi Okollo, north-western Uganda. A police spokeswoman for the West Nile region, Josephine Angucia, said 13 villagers had been arrested in…

Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases in the poor West African state. The moves comes after thousands of Liberians…

Third seed Serena Williams advanced to the US Open quarter-finals after overcoming Greece’s Maria Sakkari in a tension-filled 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 victory. Early nerves saw Williams start with a double fault, but the veteran then found her…

Not less than N673.7 billion has been remitted to the coffers of the federal government by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in the first six months of this year. The Director of DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, said the petroleum agency…

The federal government is set to spend additional N152.416 billion in funding the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc in 2021. This was stated in the 2021 capital budget ceilings in the Pre-Bilateral Proposal circular released by…