Both couples do not announce any formal announcement regarding when they will have an event to celebrate their wedding, held on Monday, February 27, 2026, for Byun Yo Han and Tiffany Young. Both couples have submitted all documentation listed as required and therefore are legal couples in the United States; under both federal and state […]
Rabat provides an elegant and historic location right on the banks of the Atlantic Ocean. Witnessing such a combination of ancient ruins, royal television stations, architectural masterpieces, and many other examples from various periods makes Rabat unique. If you have an interest in all things history, culture, and heritage, Rabat has the best historical places […]
Cameroon has confirmed more than 16,000 cases, as the Central African country is preparing to reopen borders, authorities said late Thursday. Health Minister Dr. Manaouda Malachie said the country’s recovery rate stands at 85%. “While pursuing our 3T [tracking-testing-treat] strategy, we must remember that the interruption of virus transmission depends on our behavior. If we […]
ISTANBUL Ethiopia said Wednesday it started to fill the Hidase Dam built on the Nile River. Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Seleshi Bekele, said water is being kept in the dam in accordance with construction plans, according to FANA Television. Bekele said water levels increased from 525 meters (1,722 feet) to 560 meters (1,837) […]
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a special envoy to head its mediation mission in Mali, a report said Tuesday. “Given your position as the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the great role and contributions your tenure offered to […]
Some 600 Boko Haram members were freed in Nigeria on Monday after they regretted their membership and completed a rehabilitation and reintegration program. Bamidele Shafa, spokesperson for the Nigerian military’s Operation Safe Corridor, said members of the terror group who were caught in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states had sworn an oath of allegiance to […]
A Malian protest leader called for calm Sunday after four more people were killed during demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s resignation, the West African country’s worst civil unrest in years. Bloody demonstrations rocked the capital Bamako on Friday and Saturday, with witnesses saying that security forces fired live rounds during clashes with protesters. […]
Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cisse promised to rapidly form a government “open to facing the challenges of the day,” adding the death toll from the country’s unrest had risen to four. Violence broke out at mass protests in the capital Bamako on Friday demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign over a long-running conflict, and economic […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, and instituted an investigation against him for his alleged involvement in various cases of financial irregularities. A statement issued from the president’s office stated that Magu was suspended to allow an unhindered […]
The number coronavirus cases in Ghana surpassed 23,000 Thursday with 641 infections reported over the past 24 hours, according to the country’s health authorities. Confirmed cases rose to 23,463, while the nationwide death toll stands at 129. The total number of recoveries reached 18,622. No deaths from the virus have been reported in the last […]
As pressure mounts on Gauteng hospitals to cope with the current surge in Covid-19 cases, hospitals in both the public and private sector are offering counselling and other psychosocial support to healthcare workers. The health department is using an external service provider to offer therapy to healthcare workers in need. Private hospital groups Netcare, Mediclinic […]
The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. If airborne transmission is a significant factor in the pandemic, especially in […]
Malawi’s newly elected president has cancelled the country’s 56th Independence Day celebrations slated for Monday due to a surge in coronavirus cases. Lazarus Chakwera also scaled down his inauguration ceremony scheduled for the same day, which was supposed to take place at a giant stadium in the capital, Lilongwe, but will instead be held at […]
“I am breathing again,” sighs Kanto Razafimandimby, on her first night out since South Africa reopened its restaurants and casinos as part of a gradual loosening of lockdown, even as the number of coronavirus continues to rise. “It really feels like my freedom is back,” said the 27-year-old dining with three friends at Verdicchio Restaurant […]
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has commended the repealing of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). ZUJ secretary-general Foster Dongozi said the scrapping of AIPPA came after wide consultations with all media stakeholders and everything was done openly. Dongozi said: The process of scrapping AIPPA was done after wide consultation […]
Egypt reopened its famed Giza pyramids to the public yesterday after a three-month closure, seeking to restart a vital tourism industry battered by the novel coronavirus. Dozens of excited tourists snapped selfies as they wandered around Egypt’s most iconic ancient site. The pyramids were the country’s first tourist attraction to reopen, along with the Egyptian […]
The death toll in Africa from the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 Tuesday, according to a statistics website. The number of fatalities on the continent from the coronavirus now stands at 10,166 while 195,045 people have recovered, according to data from Worldometer. Some 11,022 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total […]
Four Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have been charged with the murder of Benon Nsimenta, a lay reader who was shot dead in the wee hours of June 24 at Hima in Kasese District in western Uganda. Nsimenta’s widow, Allen Musimenta, told Daily Monitor on June 24 that she was with her husband on […]
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says it is unfortunate and regrettable that taxi operators have decided to violate Covid-19 lockdown regulations, after they announced that they will fill their taxis to 100% capacity and up inter-provincial travelling as of Monday. The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) made the announcement […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika described Saturday a court sanctioned presidential election earlier this week as the worst in the country’s history. “Much as I find the election unacceptable, I ask all Malawians to be peaceful when all results are announced,” Mutharika said at a news briefing at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre. He said the vote […]