Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week in the Kazakh capital of Astana, a Turkish presidential source said on Tuesday.

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will today attend the investiture ceremony of Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno as President of the Transitional Team in the Republic of Chad for two years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the barrage of missile fire on numerous Ukrainian cities on Monday as a response to “terrorist attacks” on Russian territory and warned that even tougher strikes could come.

The United Nations, UN, has urged authorities in Libya to order a “swift, independent and transparent” investigation into the killing of 15 migrants near the coastal city of Sabratha.

 The United Nations is calling for more flexibility from developed countries in easing the growing debt burden of poorer states.

 At least eight people were killed and twenty-five injured as multiple missiles hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, this morning.

Nigeria on Monday decried her low level of trade with Egypt, two economic powers on the African continent.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 116 million people are estimated to be living with mental health conditions in Africa.