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1,808 Source: BBC A Ukrainian drone attack has hit a building in Moscow, causing an explosion that was heard across the city’s business district, Russian officials have said. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defences had shot down the drone with its debris falling on the city’s Expo Center. It marks the latest in a series […]
1,790 At least 27 people were killed and 106 others injured, when clashes broke out between two powerful armed factions in the southern Libyan capital of Tripoli, the country’s emergency services, said in a statement Tuesday. Fighting began Monday after the detention of the commander of the 444 Brigade, Mahmoud Hamza, as he attempted to […]
1,793 Ghanaians have been urged to brace themselves for a spike in prices of foodstuff as the Niger coup gradually takes its toll on the importation of the commodity. Interacting with JoyNews’ Evans Mensah, some traders at the Mallata Market stated that most of the ingredients needed for the preparation of the Ghanaian staples are […]
1,879 The US says it appreciates West African regional bloc Ecowas’ determination to explore all options for the peaceful resolution of the coup in Niger after the group approved a “standby” military force. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was joining Ecowas leadership in their call for constitutional order in Niger following the […]
1,794 A former Tuareg insurgent-turned-tourism minister in Niger says his new political party will aim to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained at his home since members of the presidential guard took power two weeks ago. Rhissa Ag Boula told BBC Newshour: “It’s about restoring constitutional equality. We are trying to mobilise […]
1,702 A ndidate in Ecuador’s forthcoming presidential election who has campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country’s national assembly, was attacked as he left the event in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday. He is one of the few candidates to allege links […]
1,794 The Ministers of Finance, Education and Food and Agriculture are expected to appear before Parliament on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, to brief the house on the challenges confronting the National Food Buffer Stock Company. This follows the Speaker’s directive to the Business Committee of the house to programme the Ministers over the picketing at […]
1,642 The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, responded to an investor’s concern about the potential impact of Ghana’s proposed anti-LGBTQ+ bill on investments during an Economic Counselors Dialogue. The investor raised concerns about the anti-LGBTQ+ bill’s potential negative repercussions on investment in Ghana, given the liberal landscape and […]
2,177 Vehicles have been stuck in traffic on the Tema-bound side of the Accra-Tema motorway for hours, compelling travelers to get down from their vehicles. A fuel tanker overturned causing the vehicular traffic on the motorway. The road is totally blocked to allow for the removal of the fuel tanker from under the bridge. […]