Mr Diomaye Faye has officially been declared winner of the presidential election in Senegal, winning 54.28% of votes in the first round following the conclusion of collation of votes. Reports from the country’s vote counting commission, which falls under the judiciary, stated that Faye placed well ahead of the governing coalition’s candidate, former prime minister…
Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday after a report that crude stockpiles in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil user, surged and on signs major producers are unlikely to change their output policy at a technical meeting next week. Brent crude futures for May dropped 74 cents, or 0.9%, to $85.51 a…
The Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, has called on the public and the international community to provide information that can assist law enforcement agencies in apprehending the Executive Manager of Binance for the African region, Mr Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from detention. Head of Strategic Communication, ONSA, Mr Zakari Mijinyawa, who made the…
In the hundreds of thousands, they flooded the streets of the capital relying only on early trends. Crowds backing the protégé’s of Ousmane Sonko gathered here at the headquarters of the Diomaye president coalition. “We are happy with the work that has been undertaken by the entire ‘Diomaye president coalition. This victory is the victory…
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has highlighted the pivotal strides made in combating tuberculosis (TB) while emphasizing the urgent need for intensified efforts to eliminate it as a public health threat. Tuberculosis: WHO Calls For Urgent Action To Eliminate Threat In a message to mark this year’s 2024…
Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment. Read her statement. The princess, known as Kate, described her diagnosis as a “huge shock” in a video statement. It comes two months after she had temporarily stepped away from public life following what Kensington…
More than 450,000 international students in Germany have access to a simpler employment process in the country as of March 1 this year. Thanks to a new law that aims to address the labour shortages in key sectors like the economy, technology, and medicine. The second stage of the Skilled Worker Immigration Law, which came…
Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA so “bad” bits can be removed or inactivated. The hope is to ultimately be able to rid the body entirely of the virus, although much more work is…
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says a direct conflict between Russia and NATO would mean that the planet is one step away from World War Three, according to Reuters.The comments came as Putin claimed a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election with 87.8 per cent of the votes. The US, Germany, the UK, and other nations…
Britain’s Foreign Minister, David Cameron, has expressed doubts about the first results, which indicate a landslide victory for President Vladimir Putin. Cameron used X, the site formerly known as Twitter, to express his concerns about the integrity of the political process in Russia. Cameron’s statement highlighted several contentious aspects of the election, including the “illegal…
