The movement of all cloven-hoofed animals and their products has been banned after an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was confirmed in Namibia’s Kavango East region, an official said on Wednesday. In a statement, Agriculture Ministry executive director Percy Misika said Namibia had detected a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in the FMD […]

US military aid to Mali’s post-coup transition government will remain suspended until a new government is in place following elections, a senior US official said Wednesday. Such a government is not expected to be formed for another 18 months at least, the timeline set by the new authorities for a political transition tasked with preparing […]

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, who was charged in connection with the death of George Floyd, a black man, was released on Wednesday after posting a 1-million-dollar bond. “I can confirm Derek Chauvin is not in custody at Oak Park Heights at this time,” said Sarah Fitzgerald, a spokesperson for the Minneapolis Department […]

United States President Donald Trump has been symptom-free for 24 hours and his vital signs are in the normal range, his physician said on Wednesday. Trump was hospitalised for coronavirus complications over the weekend. The president subsequently made his first return to the Oval Office. The ceremonial Marine guard was stationed outside the building, a sign […]

Eighteen people who took part in a banned anti-government protest were ordered Wednesday to stand trial next week, with nine of them put behind bars in the meantime, a lawyer said. They were among hundreds of Algerians who took to the streets Monday to demand democratic change and mark the anniversary of 1988 demonstrations that […]