‘Nothing left’: A catastrophe in Madagascar’s famine-hit south | Climate Change News
“Look at my child, please help us!” cries the woman. She hurriedly undresses the five-year-old girl, uncovering gaunt arms and…
Sydney’s crafty cockatoos master suburban bin diving | Australia News
A few years ago, a Sydney scientist with the Australia Museum noticed a sulphur-crested cockatoo opening his rubbish bin. Not…
How safe are the Tokyo Olympics from COVID-19? | Coronavirus pandemic News
After a year-long delay, the Tokyo Olympics is finally happening. But there is little excitement in the Japanese capital, where…
A legal solution to Tigray’s military conflict
This article was first published in Ethiopia Insight. Although the ENDF has declared that it has withdrawn from the region,…
Violence overshadows memorial service for slain Haitian president | Gun Violence News
Supporters of Jovenel Moise interrupted the mass as they cried out and accused Haiti’s elite of killing the president. A…
Ghana is becoming a ‘disguised dictatorship’, say worried activists
black star, amber warning By Jonas NyaborPosted on Thursday, 22 July 2021 15:09 Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo (John MacDougall/Pool via…
Uganda: Museveni’s fight against fake news after reports of his death
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is taking his social-media battes to a new front, aiming to control more of the media…
Half of Europeans vaccinated but concern grows over Delta variant | Coronavirus pandemic News
More than half of all European adults are now fully vaccinated, the European Union said, but the milestone came as…
Ethiopia/Tigray: ‘UN and AU silence reveals a widespread embarrassment’
The recapture of Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, by rebels of the Tigray Defence Force (TDF) on 28 June,…
G20 likely to conclude talks without ambitious climate deal | Business and Economy News
Ministers were unable to agree on timetables needed to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050 and keep global warming at…
Could the US be the key to unlocking the GERD deadlock?
“I want to make it clear that your concerns about the GERD are legitimate, but we need to address this…
BMW, Ford, Toyota and others called on to act over rights abuses in the aluminium sector
Guinea is a priority area for action by the global auto industry over human-rights abuses in aluminium supply chains, according…
Space travel for the masses? Don’t be ridiculous | Business and Economy
Earlier this month, the British billionaire entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, successfully flew to outer space, trailblazing his brand, Virgin Galactic,…
UK border rules are harsher for Africans
A political activist from Zimbabwe seeks humanitarian protection. A Sudanese girl stranded in Greece dreams of joining her refugee brother…
Iran opens oil terminal to bypass strategic Strait of Hormuz | Oil and Gas News
New terminal located near Jask port on Gulf of Oman, allowing ships headed into Arabian Sea and beyond to avoid…
What’s really behind CCM’s refusal to change the constitution?
The opposition and other activists have been calling for constitutional reforms that would allow for the formation of an independent…
South Africa: The secret behind their ‘diamond wedding’
Botswana, where four of the world’s richest deposits are located, was producing around 24.2m carats of diamonds until 2019, thus…
India probes its first human death from bird flu | Health News
An eleven-year-old boy’s death highlights a new risk for the world’s second-most populous nation battling the coronavirus pandemic. India is…
India farmers to protest near parliament to demand repeal of laws | Agriculture News
As monsoon session of parliament began this week, 200 protesters will gather in central New Delhi to continue their protests.…
Olympics face heat from broiling Tokyo summer | Olympics News
Tokyo, Japan – As Japan prepares to hold the long-delayed Olympics on Friday, it is not only the coronavirus pandemic…