October, 2021 | ANG - Part 6
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Four persons sentenced to death in Tunisia for a 2013 assassination of a politician

A Tunisian court sentenced four people to death and two to life in prison on charges stemming from the murder of a left-wing politician, a public prosecutor said Wednesday. Chokri Belaid, …

Central bank of Nigeria raises interest rates to combat soaring inflation

Nigeria’s central bank implemented a significant increase in its monetary policy rate, raising it by 200 basis points to 24.75% from the previous 22.75%, according to Governor Olayemi Cardoso on Tuesday. …

Nigerian parents reunites with their children who were in captivity

Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on Wednesday and that they couldn’t hold back tears of …

Nigerians you have to face test, isolation we rejects your COVID-19 vaccine certificate- UK

The United Kingdom has relaxed COVID-19 restriction for 50 countries excluding Nigeria and other African countries. The measure which came into effect yesterday had countries and territories categorised as either “red” or …

Hope to ease tensions with Algeria – Macron

French president, Emmanuel Macron, says he hopes tensions with Algeria will ease following a row involving visas and comments made by Paris about illegal immigrants. Last weekend Algiers recalled its ambassador …

Kenya confirms bid for 2025 World Athletics Championships

Kenya confirmed on Tuesday its bid to host the 2025 Athletics World Championships, which if accepted, would bring the event to Africa for the first time. Nairobi has hosted both the …

African cinema could create 20 million jobs: UNESCO

Africa’s film industry is thriving and could create many millions of extra jobs if its potential was fully exploited, the United Nations said Tuesday. In a report, the UN cultural organisation …

Suspected jihadists kill 14 soldiers in Burkina Faso

Suspected jihadists killed 14 soldiers in an attack in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the defence ministry said, in the latest bloodshed to hit the region plagued by Islamist violence. “The …