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“We want to sign deals.” This is what South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa expects from his seven-day West Africa tour, beginning in Nigeria on Tuesday. The president landed in Abuja on Tuesday evening to a warm reception. Accompanied by various ministers, Ramaphosa said he wanted to see the opening up …

Greetings on this World AIDS Day, and my solidarity with all around the world as we confront the impact of colliding pandemics. This year, the world agreed on a bold plan that, if leaders fulfil it, will end AIDS by 2030. That’s so exciting. But today we, as the Joint …

Canadian health authorities have restricted travel to 10 countries to prevent the spread of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus. Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi have been added to the list as of today. The Canadian government announced this afternoon that several more countries have been added to the list …

World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said work on an intellectual-property waiver aimed at widening vaccine access in poor countries will continue despite the sudden postponement of a meeting of key stakeholders this week. “The new variant should be a clarion call to all of us that we should now …

Archaeologists excavating an underground tomb in Peru have uncovered a strange mummy preserved fully bound up in ropes, with its hands covering its face. The remains of the individual, whose sex has not been identified, was found at the Cajamarquilla archaeological site, some 16 miles from the capital city of …

Lionel Messi is gearing up to potentially receive the 7th Ballon d’Or of his career. Ahead of this though, his confession of being hurt after Cristiano Ronaldo tied his tally of five in 2017 has resurfaced During his time with FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi became the first player to win …

HERE IS THE WINNER! SEVEN BALLON D’OR FOR LIONEL MESSI! Congratulations Messi.

Barbados formally declared itself the world’s newest republic at the stroke of midnight, as the Caribbean island nation removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state in a solemn ceremony Tuesday attended by her son Prince Charles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ey5vNwlvNY The Queen was represented by her son, Prince Charles who is seen …

Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski, was “cheated” after “only” finishing second in this year’s Ballon d’Or award, according to Bild, Newspremises reports. The German newspaper labelled the final results as a “scandal”. Messi, who joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer from Barcelona during the summer, collected 613 points, to …

OFFICIAL: Manchester United Appoints Ralf Rangnick As Interim Manager. Manchester United has announced the appointment of Ralf Rangnick As Interim Manager of the club until the end of the season.