Owing to the fall in global oil prices, Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, has begun to slow down, causing a review and austerity measure regime to be envisaged by government, an expert said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua, as the West African country fights hard against recession.
The head of the Afghan government's media department has been assassinated, AFP reported Friday, citing police.
The government of Central African Republic has resigned, the prime minister said on Thursday.(With input from AFP)
The Japanese government on Friday extended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and eight prefectures from the end of May till June 20.
France has recorded more than 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, according to data released by French government website.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been infected with COVID-19, government officials announced on Tuesday.
A batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Chinese government was handed over to the Maldives on Thursday.