US President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic” one day after it was detected in North America. He said he saw no need for a lockdown “for now”, adding, “if people are vaccinated and wear their masks”. Cases have been found in Canada, and […]
Sweden’s first female prime minister has been reappointed to the top job after political turmoil forced her to resign within hours of taking the post last week. MPs backed Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson by a narrow margin in a new vote on Monday. She will attempt to lead a one-party government until an […]
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is expected to step down as chief executive of the company, according to media reports. Mr Dorsey founded Twitter in 2006, and has been serving as chief executive of both Twitter and payment firm Square. He had been under pressure from some investors to step down last year, in favour of […]
Ethiopia’s state-run broadcaster has said government forces were in control of the town of Chifra in Afar region, their first major seizure since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said earlier this week he would head to the front lines to lead federal troops against fighters from the northern Tigray region. Tens of thousands of people have […]
South Africa’s president has condemned travel bans enacted against his country and its neighbours over the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Cyril Ramaphosa said he was “deeply disappointed” by the action, which he described as unjustified, and called for the bans to be urgently lifted. The UK, EU and US are among those who have imposed […]
Israel’s government on Sunday approved the immigration of several thousand Jews from war-torn Ethiopia, some of whom have waited for decades to join their relatives in Israel. The decision took a step toward resolving an issue that has long complicated the government’s relations with the country’s Ethiopian community. Some 140,000 Ethiopian Jews live in Israel. […]
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Saturday he dismissed the chief of police, Lieutenant-General Khaled Mahdi Ibrahim Al-Emam, and his deputy. Lieutenant-General Anan Hamed Mohammed Omar was appointed as the new police chief and Major General Muddathir Abd al-Rahman Nasr al-Din as his deputy, Hamdok added in a post on Twitter. Source: voanews.com
A third case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in the UK, the Health Security Agency has said. It said the case involves a person who visited the Westminster area of London but who is no longer in the UK. The individual is linked to travel in southern Africa, where Omicron was first […]
The new coronavirus variant Omicron has been detected in 13 people who arrived in the Dutch capital Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa. They are among 61 passengers who tested positive for coronavirus. It comes as tighter restrictions come into force in the Netherlands, amid record Covid cases and concerns over the new variant. […]
Greek Foreign Minister, Mr Nikos Dendias, has called for the strengthening of the friendly relationship with Ghana for the mutual benefit of both countries. “I will like to say that my country Greece will like to be part of Ghana’s future. We would like to work together and transform our common friendship to a new […]
