#Nigeria‘s #BokoHaram jihadist rebels have claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of #students in an attack on a boys’ school in northern Katsina State, a Nigerian online newspaper says.
Nigeria school attack: Kidnapping ‘fits into Boko Haram’s style of operations’
#BokoHaram on Tuesday claimed the #abduction of hundreds of #students in northwestern #Nigeria, in what would be its first attack in the region since it launched a jihadist uprising more than a decade ago. FRANCE 24...
Dutch leader announces tough new nationwide virus lockdown
#Dutch Prime Minister Mark #Rutte imposed a tough new five-week nationwide #lockdown Monday, saying schools, nonessential shops, museums and gyms will close down at midnight until Jan. 19.
Coronavirus pandemic in France: Culture sector workers protest closures
#France‘s government announced in November that a lockdown imposed at the end of October to tackle a second coronavirus wave would be partially lifted by Dec. 15 and would include the re-opening of #cultural...
Netherlands to go into tough, 5-week lockdown over Christmas
The #Netherlands will go into a tough second #lockdown, with the closure of all schools and shops for at least five weeks, in a government-led push to fight the #coronavirus, Prime Minister Mark #Rutte said on Monday.
Electoral college confirms Joe Biden’s presidential victory – BBC News
Joe Biden has said it is “time to turn the page” after his presidential election victory was confirmed by the US electoral college. In a speech after the announcement, he said US democracy had been...
Senegal’s fashion week during a pandemic – BBC News
Event organisers have moved the catwalk for this year’s Dakar Fashion Week outdoors because of Covid-19 restrictions. Models have displayed the latest West African fashions on an open-air catwalk among majestic...