Iran rejects UN rights chief’s ‘accusations’ over water protests | Human Rights News
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said comments by Michelle Bachelet are ‘regrettable’, as protests have left four dead. Iran on Saturday…
Intense wildfire season forces evacuations from Oregon to Ontario | Climate News
Toronto, Canada – Thousands of people from five remote First Nations in northern Ontario are being evacuated by plane amid…
For Kenya, electoral reform is a matter of life and death | Opinions
Last week Kenya received a wake-up call. A closely-fought by-election pitting candidates respectively sponsored by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his…
Beyond tourism, who will dominate the $1 trillion space economy?
Space tourism will be worth $8bn by 2030, but that's a fraction of today's $350bn space industry. Source link
Vietnam locks down capital Hanoi as COVID-19 infections soar | Coronavirus pandemic News
The 15-day lockdown order bans the gathering of more than two people in public in the city of eight million.…
Philippines evacuates thousands as monsoon rains flood Manila | Weather News
In some parts of the Philippine capital region, an urban sprawl of more than 13 million people, floodwaters cut off…
Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak | Military News
A protest has erupted at a prison in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon against what activists said was a worsening…
Rwanda targeted South Africa’s Ramaphosa
South Africa has publicly expressed its displeasure about reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s phone was placed on a list by…
Biden approves $100m emergency funds to resettle Afghan refugees | Joe Biden News
The US is preparing to evacuate thousands of Afghan special visa applicants who are at risk from the Taliban. US…
Ethiopia: Open letter to Prime Minister Abiy
This article was first published in Ethiopia Insight. Your Excellency, Reconciliation and compromise towards a national consensus for the sake…
Can Ramaphosa seize this crisis to change South Africa?
Beyond reshuffles of the cabinet, there are many urging President Ramaphosa to seize this ‘revolutionary’ moment to enact fundamental changes…
Nigeria: ‘We need a revolution, but maybe not that revolution of guns’
Etuk Ubong – a trumpeter and singer/songwriter with two EPs and two LPs, is perhaps Lagos’ best secret. I first…
Slain Haitian president’s hometown holds funeral amid violence | Gun Violence News
The body of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise was returned to his hometown Friday for a private funeral amid heavy…
Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo to meet on 27 July
The Ivorian President made this announcement during the council of ministers’ assembly on 21 July. This meeting was then officially…
An investigation into head of state Assimi Goïta’s attempted assassination
Shortly after 9am (Bamako time), as worshippers withdrew with Imam Amadou Kallé, an individual armed with a knife attempted to…
Azerbaijan jails 13 Armenian military personnel for six years | Courts News
Azerbaijan’s serious crimes court says those sentenced will be deported after serving their prison terms. An Azerbaijan court has sentenced…
We cannot defeat racism without decolonisation
Worse still, three black English players who missed penalties in the decisive shoot-out suffered racist abuse. Almost as soon as…
Tokyo Olympics officially begin under spectre of pandemic | Olympics News
The opening ceremony marks the beginning of the Summer Games, delayed by a year and held under unprecedented restrictions. The…
Will Katumbi and President Tshisekedi go their separate ways?
Within a span of a few weeks, the tone has radically changed within his political party, whose members are now…
Unilever Nigeria still not out of the woods as cost inflation looms
The results for the three months to 30 June, announced before this week’s holiday in Nigeria, saw pre-tax profit rebound…