Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said President Donald Trump’s ban on Syrians entering the United States targeted terrorists, not the Syrian people, appearing to defend
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Deadly suicide car bombing rocks Baghdad’s Sadr City
A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck packed with explosives in northern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least nine people, according to Iraqi officials.
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Ghana
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Joël Toujas-Bernaté, visited Accra from February 6-10, 2017 to take stock of the 2016
Dangote Sets to Launch 25,000 Hectares of Rice Outgrower Scheme in Sokoto
Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group is set to launch in Sokoto. Sokoto state it’s multi-million naira 25,000 hectares of rice outgrower scheme
US court refuses to reinstate Trump’s Muslim ban
A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate US President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, dealing another blow to
Keynote Zuma speech disrupted as lawmakers brawl, walk out
A session of South Africa’s parliament convened for a keynote address by the president descended into chaos on Thursday as far-left lawmakers brawled with
Libyans must make 2017 the ‘year of decisions,’ UN envoy tells Security Council
Still seeking to implement a political accord signed more than a year ago, Libyans must make 2017 “the year of decisions” and political breakthrough,
Zambian wins the Queen’s Young Leaders Award
A 25-year-old medical student at the University of Zambia Ridgway Campus, Natasha Salifyanji Kaoma has won the Queen’s Young Leaders Award. And Zambia’s High
Israeli settlement law ‘violates rights and dignity’
Palestinian politicians and human rights groups are warning that a new law passed by the Israeli parliament violates international laws and is a step
Syria hanged 13,000 in Saydnaya prison
As many as 13,000 people were hanged in five years at a notorious Syrian prison near Damascus, Amnesty International has said, accusing the government