Fresh details emerge about Nigeria’s first coronavirus case
Italian man traveled through Lagos to another state before he was put in quarantine, authorities say.
An Italian man who has been confirmed to be Nigeria's first...
Lesotho becomes last African country to record coronavirus case
The high-altitude kingdom surrounded by South Africa confirms first case: a national studying in Saudi Arabia.
The southern African country of Lesotho has recorded its first coronavirus case, its...
Egypt and South Sudan action group to study agricultural cooperation
Both presidents also discussed ways of containing the potential repercussions of such developments on the region
Egypt and South Sudan have agreed to form an action group to study...
Sanders warns Russia to stay out of US presidential campaign
Bernie Sanders warns Moscow to 'stay out of American elections' after reports of Russian attempts to boost his run.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has warned Russia to...
Gabon appoints first woman prime minister Ossouka Raponda
Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda faces steep challenges in Gabon's economic relaunch and COVID-19 response.
The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has appointed the country's first female prime minister,...
MPs to vote on Boris Johnson’s 12 December election call
MPs are due to vote later on the government's call to have an election on 12 December.
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Johnson said if the motion was approved, his Brexit bill would...
AI cancels all flights to Italy, France, South Korea and three other countries till...
A total of 16 foreign airlines have cancelled 492 international flights to India so far due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Puri informed Parliament on...
Nigeria militants burn to death motorists as they sleep in their cars
Suspected militant Islamists have killed at least 30 people and abducted women and children in a raid in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say.
Most of the victims were...
Indonesia says will not repatriate citizens who fought with ISIL
Indonesia has suffered a number of attacks by groups claiming loyalty to ISIL and is sharply divided on repatriation.
Indonesia has said it will not bring home...
Irish PM Leo Varadkar resigns, retains caretaker role
Varadkar's resignation as taoiseach, or prime minister, follows a February 8 election, which saw his party lose seats.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar resigned on Thursday...