The United Arab Emirates announced all government entities will adopt a new work-week schedule consisting of four-and-a-half days with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend. The move, announced by state news agency WAM on Tuesday, will come into ... Read More

Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says. It comes as the first lab tests of the new variant in South Africa suggest it can partially evade ... Read More

President Mohamed Irfaan Ali The President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Mr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has pledged his country’s commitment to a “strategic engagement and partnership with Ghana” as the two countries work towards improving the lives of their citizens. President ... Read More

Jamal Khashoggi was a prominent critic of the Saudi government A Saudi man suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, police say. Khaled Aedh Alotaibi was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris ... Read More

Tyson Nuthu works in the outdoors industry in Nairobi and sees the presence of China everywhere. "Just look at all the construction projects, from Ngong Road to the western bypass. Everywhere you look, China is active here in Kenya," he said. Kenya ... Read More

Hopewell Chin' ono A Zimbabwe court has dropped a case against investigative journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin'ono, charged with inciting public violence last year for supporting banned demonstrations on Twitter. The outspoken, award-winning journalist has been detained three times and spent ... Read More

President Biden held a secure video call with President Putin of Russia to discuss a range of topics in the U.S.-Russia relationship, including U.S. concerns about Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine, cyber, and regional issues, Dec. 7, ... Read More

Early signs suggest the Omicron Covid variant is more transmissible than the current Delta strain, No 10 has said. But the prime minister's official spokesman added it was still too early to draw conclusions - and any impact caused by Omicron ... Read More

The British government suspended visa applications from Nigeria on Monday in a move sparked by the omicron variant of the coronavirus. London's travel ban on Nigeria took effect at 4 a.m. Monday, according to a statement from the UK's Nigeria country ... Read More

Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a former anti-apartheid fighter who, like the greats of the struggle he encountered, spent part of his life in Robben Island penitentiary in South Africa, died Monday at the age of 84. He died ... Read More