Biden to reverse Trump policies with executive orders, following inauguration
BBC US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. “There is no time to...
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Biden to reverse Trump’s Covid rule change on president’s final day in office
BBC US President-elect Joe Biden is to undo one of Donald Trump’s last actions in office by blocking his decree lifting Covid travel bans on...
US executes only woman on federal death row
BBC Lisa Montgomery – the only female inmate on federal death row in the US – has been executed for murder. She received a lethal...
Rwanda bolsters force in CAR as rebels ‘held back’
BBC Rwanda has deployed what it called a “protection force” to the Central African Republic after its peacekeepers there were attacked by rebels advancing to...
Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
BBC Moderna’s vaccine is safe and 94% effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation. The analysis by the Food and Drug Administration’s...
UK, EU agree to continue Brexit trade talks
BBC The UK and EU have agreed to carry on post-Brexit trade talks after a call between leaders on Sunday. In a joint statement, Boris...
SA leader Ramaphosa holds phone talks with Biden
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramapahosa held phone talks with US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday evening and discussed strengthening of US-Africa relations. The two leaders...
Dresden Green Vault: Three arrested over German diamond heist
Three people have been arrested over a dramatic diamond heist in Germany last year that targeted one of Europe’s largest treasure collections. The suspects are...
Ethiopia ready to ‘receive’ refugees fleeing Tigray
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that his country is ready to “receive and reintegrate” thousands of refugees fleeing the northern state of Tigray...
Ghana’s anti-graft prosecutor resigns over ‘meddling’
Ghana’s anti-corruption special prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has resigned saying his mandate and efforts had been compromised. Mr Amidu’s appointment in 2018 by President Nana Akufo-Addo...