The 26th Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) Sunday opened with a call on delegates

Ugandan schools, closed since March last year owing to the pandemic, will reopen in January regardless of currently low vaccination uptake, the country’s president said

The African Union has suspended Sudan’s participation in activities until the restoration of a civilian-led authority. The World Bank has also suspended funding as the

Brazilian senators have voted to recommend charging President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the devastating Covid pandemic. A Senate panel backed a report calling

The Nigeria Railway Corporation indefinitely suspended train services on a major route linking the capital, Abuja, to the north-western state of Kaduna after an armed

Kenya has lifted a nationwide curfew that has been in place since March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the families of victims killed in an attack on a village market in the north-western state of Sokoto.

Gunmen have killed dozens in an attack on a village market in northwest Nigeria, government officials said. The attack took place on Sunday evening in

At least 24 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages. Five

At least six people have been killed and 32 others injured by gunfire in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. It began during a protest by the

 A man armed with a bow and arrow killed five people and wounded two others in a series of attacks in the Norwegian town of

The US has said it will reopen its borders with Mexico and Canada to fully vaccinated travellers from November. In a statement, the Department of