French schools will close for at least three weeks as part of new national restrictions to fight rising Covid cases, President Emmanuel Macron says. Mr Macron said that schools would…
Month: March 2021
Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo free to go home after ICC acquittal
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s ex-President Laurent Gbagbo on charges of crimes against humanity. It paves the way for his return to Ivory…
The Age At Which Women Are Most Likely To Cheat
Why do women cheat? Is it because of the seven-year itch, or perhaps a mid-life crisis? Whatever a woman’s personal reasons for cheating on her husband may be, there is a certain…
Niger ‘coup’ thwarted days before inauguration
Niger says it thwarted an attempted coup just days before the inauguration of the next president. Armed attackers tried to seize the presidential palace in the early hours of Wednesday…
Electricity tariff to go up significantly soon – ACEP predicts
Ghanaians will have to brace themselves up to pay for more for electricity consumption, as electricity tariff is expected to go up soon, the African Center for Energy Policy has…
Derek Chauvin trial: First footage shown of George Floyd inside shop
A court has been examining CCTV footage of George Floyd taken shortly before his death, as the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin enters its third day. The…
Covid: Germany limits use of AstraZeneca Covid jab for under-60s
Germany is suspending routine use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people aged below 60 because of a risk of rare blood clots. The German medicines regulator found 31 cases…
Covid: Italy introduces quarantine for EU travellers
The Italian government is to introduce a mandatory five-day quarantine for EU travellers over the Easter holidays, amid a third wave of infections in a number of countries. Previously, only…
The cost of speaking up against China
Women who made allegations last month of rape and sexual abuse in Chinese detention camps have been harassed and smeared in the weeks since. Rights groups say the attacks are…
