World

By Ebi Kesiena Canada has banned travellers from Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi over fears of the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing to 10 the number of African countries targeted by Ottawa. Health Minister...

By Ebi Kesiena In the Democratic Republic of Congo, prevalence of HIV is low compared to other countries on the continent, but the pandemic has had an effect in the provision of care. According to UNAIDS,...

By Chioma Iruke New CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, has been roped in a racial controversy after trolls dug out his old tweets where he seems to suggest that "white people are racists." The right-wing trolls...

By Ebi Kesiena Four people died, including a baby and a three-year-old boy, in a fire that ripped through an abandoned bank occupied by squatters in central Barcelona on Tuesday, Spanish firefighters said. Speaking to reporters,...

By Ebi Kesiena Hundreds of people queued in their cars to get vaccinated against Covid-19 at a drive-thru vaccination center in Cape Town, South Africa. This comes after dozens of nations from Europe to Asia have...

By Ebi Kesiena Suspension of all incoming flights to Morocco took effect on Tuesday in response to the new Omicron variant, and will be in place for two weeks. For many, like Charleroi resident Mohamed Bekkaoui,...