Several historically Black colleges and universities, known as HBCUs, received bomb threats Monday, prompting lockdowns and investigations by law enforcement. Howard University (Washington), Southern University and A&M College (Louisiana), Bethune-Cookman University (Florida), Bowie State University (Maryland), Albany State University (Georgia) and ... Read More

Malawi’s government says is registering low numbers of teenagers taking the COVID-19 vaccine. This is largely because parents and guardians are reluctant to give consent to have their children get the shot.Malawi started administering the Pfizer vaccine to children ages ... Read More

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warns of a "real threat" that Russia will invade Ukraine There is a "real threat" of Russia invading Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned, but it is "very unlikely" British soldiers would be deployed to fight ... Read More

Sudanese domonstrators take part in a rally to protest against last year's military coup, in the capital Khartoum, on Jan. 30, 2022. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Sudan's capital and other cities across the country Sunday for the ... Read More

Truckers and thousands of sympathizers blocked Ottawa streets for a second day Sunday to protest Canada's vaccine mandates, as reports of vandalism and harassment by some demonstrators sent tempers flaring. "This afternoon, a large presence of police continues throughout the downtown ... Read More

The Gatuna-Katuna crossing at the border of Uganda and Rwanda is reopening Jan. 31, 2022, according to the Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ugandan traders welcomed Rwanda's announcement Friday that it will reopen its border after being closed for three years. The ... Read More

Some of the nurses and doctors at the biggest hospital in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region are having to beg for food to feed themselves, one of the medics has told the BBC. They have not been paid for eight months, forcing ... Read More

The United States of America's Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken has touted Ghana's key position in global and regional security and deepening economic ties for post-COVID-19 recovery and growth. The Secretary of State made this assertion when he and the ... Read More

The United States will soon ship more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the African nations of Kenya and Morocco, the White House told VOA on Wednesday. "As the president has said, America will be the arsenal ... Read More

Reports that Russia is connected to this week's coup in Burkina Faso have made their way to the Pentagon, though U.S. defense officials decline to say whether the allegations have merit. Burkinabe soldiers went on national television late Monday, announcing they ... Read More