Africa Parrot

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicentre of the country’s Ebola outbreak by 21 days, adding that his government’s response to the disease was succeeding. Movement in and out of Mubende and Kassanda districts in central Uganda will be restricted up to December 17, the presidency […]

A former US military pilot has been placed under “extreme” restrictions inside an Australian prison while fighting a secretive extradition battle with the Department of Justice in Washington, his lawyer said following a court hearing Monday. Ex-Marine Daniel Edmund Duggan was arrested in New South Wales on October 21, the same week Britain and Australia […]

Farideh Moradkhani, a niece of Iran’s supreme leader and an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, has declared her support for the ongoing anti-regime protests in the country and called on the international community to support Iranian protesters. Moradkhani, whose mother Badri Khamenei is the sister of Iran’s current top leader Ali Khamenei, described the […]

Sponsored by Saudi Arabia, the Arab Monetary Fund signed a $1 billion agreement with the Yemeni government to support an economic, financial and monetary reform program, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday. The Kingdom’s Finance Minister Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Jadaan said that the program aims to help support the Yemeni government’s effort […]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has said it will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on December 20, 2023, kicking off a year of complex preparations in the vast Central African country, large parts of which have been overrun by armed groups. Announcing the date at a ceremony in Kinshasa on Saturday, the Independent National […]

Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr football club is reportedly ready to present Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo with a three-year deal after the World Cup ends. This was reported by CBS Sports citing sources close to the club. According to the sources, Al Nassr’s interest in making things work out is “stronger than ever.” CBS Sports added […]

The US Justice department has asked Mike Pence to testify in the criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a person familiar with the matter. The request came before the attorney general, Merrick Garland, appointed a special counsel last week to oversee inquiries examining Trump, which are focused […]

The youngest victim in the mass shooting that killed six at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, was identified by officials Friday as 16-year-old Fernando Chavez-Barron. City officials previously withheld identifying the 16-year-old, who was an employee at the Virginia Walmart, “due to him being a minor.” Police identified Chavez-Barron following a vigil on Thursday […]

Malawi has arrested its Vice President Saulos Chilima and charged him with graft over a bribery scandal involving a British-Malawian businessman, the country’s anti-corruption watchdog said. The president’s deputy — who has been stripped of his powers — has been charged with several counts of corruption and taking bribes to influence government contracts, the Anti-Corruption […]

The United Arab Emirates has reiterated its call to end the Russian war in Ukraine through diplomacy and dialogue. The UAE’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Lana Nusseibeh said that the UAE firmly believes that diplomacy remains the only viable way to end the crisis,” in a statement shared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

Engaging in negotiations with the US will not solve Tehran’s issues with Washington, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday. Khamenei criticized voices calling for talks with the US to help ease the pressure on Tehran amid the ongoing protests. “Some people claim to have political understanding, but their analyzes in newspapers and online […]

Digital criminal gangs are expected to ramp up their activities against e-commerce companies over the weekend with Black Friday retail bargains attracting shoppers, a fraud and identity expert said. There are several different methods for fraud, mostly by using stolen card information to commit Card Not Present (CNP) fraud against e-commerce companies. It results in […]

Ghana’s government has started working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than US dollar reserves, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said on Facebook. The move announced, is meant to tackle dwindling foreign currency reserves coupled with demand for dollars by oil importers, which is weakening the local cedi and increasing […]

Amazon workers and labor activists in roughly 30 countries, including the U.S., plan to walk off the job and stage other protests on Friday to demand better pay and working conditions. The campaign, which the groups are promoting on Twitter under the hashtag #MakeAmazonPay, is timed to coincide with Black Friday, a key shopping day […]

Alessandro Michele, the creative director who turned Gucci into a hit brand with younger generations, is leaving the Italian label. Kering SA, which owns the brand, announced Michele is stepping down in a statement on Wednesday. Gucci’s design office will oversee the label’s direction until a new creative organization is announced, the company said. “There […]

Twitter will tentatively launch its blue check subscription feature next Friday, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a tweet, after holding off on the launch earlier this week. The social media platform will use different color checks for organizations and individuals, Musk said. “Gold check for companies, grey check for governments, blue for individuals […]

At least two people died on Thursday as heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the coastal city of Jeddah, delaying flights, and forcing schools to close, officials said. “Two deaths have been recorded so far, and we call on everyone not to go out unless necessary,” the Mecca regional government said on its Twitter […]

A manager at a Walmart Inc store in Virginia opened fire on fellow employees in a break room, killing six before turning the gun on himself, eyewitnesses said on Wednesday after the country’s latest mass shooting. The gunman, identified as Andre Bing, 31, of Chesapeake, Virginia, said nothing as he began firing on workers gathered […]

The Pentagon indirectly accused Turkey of endangering US troops based in Syria after air strikes targeted bases used by American forces and US-backed Kurdish fighters. “Recent air strikes in Syria directly threatened the safety of US personnel who are working in Syria with local partners to defeat ISIS and maintain custody of more than ten […]