The Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott on Tuesday is receiving the leaders of the G5 Sahel group in what is the first offline summit since the start of the global coronavirus pandemic

Japan is extending its entry ban to 13 additional countries, including Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, in a bid to impede the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday at a press conference

As the global number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 265,000, with over 11,000 deaths and over 87,000 recoveries, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on people on Friday to stop hoarding surgical masks and prioritize masks usage by health care workers

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in a press release on Thursday has called for dialogue between Guinea-Bissau's competing political factions to resolve the ongoing electoral crisis in the African country that resulted in the inauguration of two rival presidents and the threat of a further escalation in tensions

Guinea-Bissau's former prime minister, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has won the presidential election, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported on Wednesday, citing the National Election Commission of the West African country