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January 14, (THEWILL) – Iran has executed former top defence official and dual British national, Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for United Kingdom intelligence. Akbari was executed after being sentenced to death for “corruption on earth and...

January 05, (THEWILL) – American multinational technology company, Amazon, has disclosed plans to sack over 18,000 employees, representing 1.2 percent of its 1.5 million total workforce across the globe. The announcement came just over a month after the company parted...

December 27, (THEWILL) - A Nigerien military helicopter has crashed on return from a routine training flight, killing all three people on board including an expatriate instructor. A statement by the country’s Defence Ministry said the helicopter crashed while landing...

December 19, (THEWILL) – South Africa's ruling party, African National Congress (ANC), has re-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa, as its new leader for the next five years, the party announced. Declaring the result on Monday, Kgalema Motlanthe, the ANC elections chief,...

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Indonesian parliament, on Tuesday, approved a new criminal code restricting sex only to marriage. The new code, which will apply to Indonesians and foreigners alike, also prohibits cohabitation between unmarried couples. However, the code will not...

December 06, (THEWILL) - Africans in the diaspora are critical to the economic development of Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB), has said. The AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina, said this at the Global Community of Practice (G-COP) policy dialogue being...

December 05, (THEWILL) - Ghana, on Monday, commenced a domestic debt swap, where bonds issued locally will be exchanged for new ones. Ghana Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, said, “Under the Programme, domestic bondholders will be asked to exchange their...

November 30, (THEWILL) - Former Chinese leader and General Secretary of the country's ruling Communist Party, Jiang Zemin, has died at the age of 96. Jiang died from leukaemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. local time,...

November 29, (THEWILL) - E-commerce giant, Amazon is shutting down its wholesale e-commerce website for neighbourhood stores - Amazon Distribution. This is its third business closure in the country. Last week, the company announced that it will shut down...

November 26, (THEWILL) - The US Mission has expanded the eligibility period for non-immigrant visa renewals from 24 months to 48 months. A press statement by the US Mission, Friday, said: “Applicants whose previous US visa expired within the last...