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February 11, (THEWILL) - President Joe Biden has warned U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine immediately as Russia's live-fire drills and build-up of troops around the ex-Soviet state deepened fears of an invasion. "American citizens should leave … Leave now. We're dealing with...

February 11, (THEWILL) - Burkina Faso’s new military leader, Lt.- Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared president by the country’s top constitutional body. The Constitutional Council on Wednesday determined that “Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, lieutenant-colonel in the national armed forces,...

February 11, (THEWILL) - The European Union (EU) has unveiled plans to muster investment of more than 150 billion euros for Africa. EU Chief, Ursula von der Leyen, said the scheme is the first regional plan of the European Union’s...

February 10, (THEWILL) - The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, has tested positive for COVID-19, Clarence House announced on Thursday. It is the second time the heir to the throne has contracted the virus. A message on his official Twitter feed...

February 10, (THEWILL) - Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Office of Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov has said terror group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is expanding its affiliates and network beyond Syria and Iraq to Nigeria...

February 07, (THEWILL) - A private radio station, Capital FM, has been attacked and ransacked by gunmen in Guinea-Bissau. "Masked assailants arrived at the station in the capital Bissau in 4×4s and started shooting and trashing radio equipment on Monday. “They...

February 06, (THEWILL) - Members of the Guinean National Transitional Council (CNT) on Saturday held an inaugural session in parliament buildings in the capital, Conakry. Conde, who was Guinea’s first democratically elected president and had been in power since 2010,...

January 28, (THEWILL) - The West African bloc ECOWAS on Friday suspended Burkina Faso following a coup, but will not impose other sanctions for the time being, a participant at a virtual summit said. ECOWAS is also calling for the...

January 28, (THEWILL) - A 46-year-old inmate, Donald Grant has been executed for the brutal killing of a hotel manager and an employee at La Quinta Inn during a robbery operation in 2001. He received a lethal injection on...

January 27, (THEWILL) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the resumption of arrivals from Nigeria and some other African countries, effective January 29, 2022. THEWILL recalls that the UAE had in December suspended inbound passenger flights from Nigeria...