Afghanistan

MTN Group has announced senior leadership appointments to operating companies in Nigeria, Iran and Sudan, all of them being internal candidates, saddled with the responsibilities to drive growth, de-leverage faster and reveal value in MTN’s…

The Taliban ordered secondary girls’ schools in Afghanistan to shut down Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group. “Yes, it’s true,”…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Doha Saturday to meet negotiators from the Afghan government and Taliban, amid signs of progress in their talks as Washington speeds up its withdrawal. Pompeo's visit comes in the wake of a…

The European Union (EU) hopes to reopen borders for outsiders from July, but will review individual nations’ COVID-19 situation fortnightly, according to diplomats and a document laying out criteria that could keep Americans and Russians…

The European Commission is considering creating a new authority to police financial crime and monitor banks more strictly, it said on Thursday, confirming a Reuters report. In an action plan sent to the EU’s 27 governments, the…

A team of robot-designing girls in Afghanistan is trying to build a low-cost medical ventilator from car parts, as health authorities look to boost critical-care capabilities for coronavirus patients in the impoverished country. If the…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced the approval of debt service relief to 25 countries. Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director, in a statement put the figure at $500million. She said the Executive Board gave the…

More than 10,000 camels will be shot by professional firearms experts from helicopters to prevent them from drinking too much water in drought-afflicted South Australia. The shooters will begin the cull on Wednesday following an order…

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake with a depth of 8 kilometres jolted northeastern Iran on Thursday, according to state television reports. The earthquake jolted the town of Sangan near the border with Afghanistan. There were no…

It is good news from the health sector as experts have announced that another strain of wild poliovirus has been eradicated globally. This news was shared by the World Health Organisation in a press statement on Thursday to mark the…