London on Friday said it might send more hundreds of troops to allied countries neighboring Ukraine as a “deterrent” to Russia, beefing up the UK’s contribution to NATO’s operations in the region.
Read more: UK might dispatch more troops to NATO countries near Ukraine
A nine-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a crocodile while walking on a riverside path with her sister in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, a search official said on Tuesday.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Accra, Ghana, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.
Read more: ECOWAS: Osinbajo arrives Accra for Summit on Mali crisis
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki was on Wednesday issued an open letter by 80 fact-checking organisations worldwide calling YouTube platform one of the primary sources of misinformation online, asking for redress.
Read more: Organisations says YouTube main source of misinformation on internet
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Thursday said that the UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with the previous year.
The United Nations (UN) has reappointed Amina Mohammed as Deputy Secretary-General.
Read more: UN reappoints Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed as Deputy Secretary-General
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says 55 journalists and media professionals were killed in 2021, noting that impunity against journalists is alarmingly widespread.
Read more: 55 journalists killed in 2021, impunity ‘alarmingly widespread’ – UNESCO
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to withdraw all its ambassadors from Mali and close land and air borders between member-countries and Mali.
Read more: ECOWAS withdraws ambassadors in Mali, shuts borders
Namibia is currently fighting the 3rd locust outbreak in the Karasburg District, Karas Region in the southern parts of the country.
