Biden clears agenda to focus on Afghan airport attack

President Joe Biden is being briefed on the bloody attack against Kabul’s airport, the White House said Thursday, delaying a planned meeting with Israel’s visiting prime minister and cancelling another event. “The president has been briefed and he is in the Situation Room,” an official told AFP on condition of anonymity. “The president met with…

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Breaking News: 2021-22 Champions League group stage draw in full

Group A: Man City, PSG, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan Group C: Sporting, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas Group D: Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sherrif Tiraspol Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv Group F: Villarreal, Man Utd, Atalanta, Young Boys Group G: Lille, Sevilla, Salzburg,…

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UK to continue evacuations despite Kabul attack —PM

Britain will continue the operation to evacuate nationals and Afghans from Kabul despite Thursday’s “barbaric” bomb attack, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “We’ve been ready for it,” he said of the attack. “We’re going to continue with that operation, we’re now coming towards the very end of it in any event. “We’re going to work…

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WHO: COVID-19 vaccination triples in Africa but still low

COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa have tripled during the past week, though protecting even 10 percent of the continent by the end of September remains “a very daunting task,” the Africa director of the World Health Organization has said. The continent saw 248,000 new confirmed cases during the past week, with at least 28 countries experiencing…

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AFEX partners SWAgCo, Ogun Government to develop staple crop zone for South-West states

Trust Africa News Nigeria’s leading commodity player, AFEX, has partnered with agricultural investment company, South-West Agriculture Company (SWAgCo), and the Ogun State Government for the development of five thousand hectares (5000 ha.) for the production of multi-crops in the South-West region of Nigeria. The partnership was announced at an MoU signing ceremony at the deal…

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