Updated at 0746 EATon February 22nd 2022. MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war. An HICGI witness saw tanks and other military hardware moving through the separatist-controlled…
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US troops holds military training in Ivory Coast amidst tension.
Published On Monday 21/02/2022 at 1713 EAT. The annual United States-led counterterrorism training programme for African forces has kicked off in Ivory Coast as West Africa faces the growing threat of armed groups’ attacks amid French forces’ withdrawal. Also known as Flintlock, the programme which comprises more than 400 service members from 10 African partners…
Do we know the real death toll of covid?
Updated on Monday 21/02/2022 at 1627 EAT. There has long been a debate over how COVID-19-related deaths are recorded. The Johns Hopkins University in the United States, which is widely accepted as a reputable source, puts the global death toll at more than 5.8 million people. Some COVID-deniers insist that this number is exaggerated but they…
After the big banking of data leak; Credit Suisse denies wrongdoing.
Updated on Monday 21/02/2022 at 1531 EAT. It includes personal, shared and corporate accounts, as well as those opened as far back as the 1940s. Nearly 50 media organisations have spent months poring over the data. In their investigations, they suggest they have found evidence Credit Suisse accounts had been used by clients involved in…
Australia’s most wanted men arrested after 12-year hunt.
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe, Updated on Monday 21/02/2022 at 1445 EAT. Graham Potter was pictured looking dishevelled in a derelict residence at the time of his arrest Graham Potter, 64, had been on the run since 2010 after he failed to show up in court to face conspiracy to murder charges in the state…
Ethiopia begins generating power from River Nile dam
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe, Updated on Monday 21/02/2022 at 1218 EAT. The $4.2bn (£3.8bn) dam, located in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, has been a source of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan since its construction started in 2011. Sudan and Egypt fear the project could reduce their share of Nile waters. Ethiopia insists the…
Nigerian air strike kills seven children in Nigeria.
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe, Updated on Monday 21/02/2022 at 1113 EAT. Five more were hurt in the apparently accidental strike, the governor of Niger’s Maradi region told AFP. Governor Chaibou Aboubacar said four were killed instantly and three died on their way to hospital. Nigerian officials said an investigation had begun. Mr Aboubacar said…
China Helps Virus-Ravaged Hong Kong Build Isolation Units.
Updated at 1036 EAT on FEB 20th 2022. Construction crews from mainland China were helping Hong Kong build two temporary isolation facilities to house thousands of coronavirus patients on Sunday as a senior official declared the city “in full combat mode” Hong Kong. The crowded Chinese financial hub is in the throes of its worst-ever…
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