Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South Africa HIV fears

Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa, the health ministry said on Saturday.
#namibia #covid19vaccine #southafrica #sputnik

Ethiopia conducts air attacks in Tigray region: Government

Ethiopia’s military has carried out a second air attack in the northern part of Tigray, according to a statement issued by the government shortly after it said it launched an air raid on a rebel-held facility in Tigray’s west.
#ethiopia #ethiopiamilitary #tigraywest

At least 25, including minors, died in illegal refinery blast in Nigeria

At least 25 people, including some minors, were killed in an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria's Rivers state on Friday, a local leader and a resident told Reuters on Sunday.
#nigeria #illegaloilrefinery #riversstate

Activists arrested to silence criticism of Total's R52bn Ugandan project - watchdogs

Environmental watchdogs have condemned the arrest of six Ugandan rights campaigners as a coordinated effort to silence critics of a contested energy project involving French oil giant Total.
#uganda #total

Otoniel: Colombia Captures Most Wanted Drug Lord With 22 Helicopters

Dairo Antonio Usuga was captured in a jungle raid involving 500 police personnel and 22 helicopters. President Ivan Duque compared it to the fall of Pablo Escobar.
Colombian authorities said on Saturday they captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, the country's biggest drug trafficker.
#colombia #druglord #antoniousuga

Cristiano Ronaldo Blames His Team mates And Him For Man Utd’s Loss To Liverpool

Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has blamed himself and his teammates following their Premier League 5-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday evening.
Ronaldo also admitted that the result against Liverpool was not what Man United wanted, adding that it is now up to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to deliver going forward.
#manunited #cronaldo #olegunnarsolskjaer

Biden accuses Trump Republicans of white supremacy at Martin Luther King Jr memorial

US President Joe Biden on Thursday used the backdrop of the Martin Luther King Jr memorial to charge Republicans with following Donald Trump into a "deep black hole" of white supremacy and voter suppression.
#biden #donaldtrump #whitesupremacy

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is reportedly being funded by the billionaire founder of eBay

Fighting one of the most powerful companies in the world can be expensive, but Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has the billionaire founder of eBay in her corner, according to a Wednesday Politico report.
#facebook #ebay #franceshaugen

'We will come after you': Ramaphosa warns jihadists in Mozambique at Samora Machel memorial

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday marked the 35th anniversary of the death of Mozambique's first president Samora Machel, vowing to go after Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc in the north of the country.
#cyrilramaphosa #mozambique #jihadists

Prosecutors appeal after 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina jailed

Rwandan prosecutors said Wednesday they have filed an appeal against a court ruling that sentenced "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges.
#hotelrwanda #paulrusesabagina #rwanda