Afghanistan’s interior minister reveals plan to push back Taliban | Taliban News
Afghanistan’s government is arming local groups as part of a three-phase plan to push back the Taliban offensive, the Afghan…
Zambia election: Lungu fights to retain strongholds as young voters push for change
President Edgar Lungu and the ruling Patriotic Front go into this Thursday’s general election on the back foot as disgruntled…
Mali: What happened in Ansongo?
Shortly before nightfall on Sunday, August 8, a series of attacks bloodied the villages of Ouattagouna, Karou, Dirga and Daoutegueft…
Afghan capital could fall to Taliban within 90 days: US intel | Taliban News
‘Everything is moving in the wrong direction,’ one US official says about the situation in Afghanistan. The Taliban could overrun…
US real estate is haven for African money-laundering, report says
The Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and the Financial Transparency Coalition published a new report this month by Lakshmi Kumar and…
Football club ownership regulations need to be made tougher | Football
Vanity, insanity, love and profit. There are many reasons why people want to own football clubs. The most sought-after clubs…
From Middle East to India, women ‘violated’ in Pegasus phone hack | Technology News
Dozens of women across India, the Middle East and North Africa who were likely targeted for surveillance by governments using…
Navies of 21 countries kick off US-led drills in Southeast Asia | Border Disputes News
SEACAT exercises under way in Singapore and virtually as Beijing and Moscow also hold drills in China’s Ningxia. The United…
Why is Ghana giving $1bn to big oil in Norway?
The minister made a case for Ghana to borrow $1.6bn for onward lending – on commercial terms – to its…
Oil climbs on bet demand will hold up despite Delta variant surge | Coronavirus pandemic News
While the Delta variant of the coronavirus has led to rising infections and curbs on movement, global consumption is expected…
This is our time to get food systems right
The Covid-19 pandemic – that has disrupted supply chains and broken down everything from transport and communication, to finance and…
What’s next for disgraced New York Governor Andrew Cuomo? | Politics News
While Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday amid mounting political pressure over sexual harassment allegations, the outgoing New York…
Algeria wildfire death toll rises as 25 soldiers killed | Climate News
The interior ministry said earlier that fires raging east of the capital Algiers had killed at least 7 civilians. Algeria’s…
Amazon to pay customers up to $1,000 if a product causes injury | Insurance News
The policy is meant to address complaints that customers have lodged about third-party merchants who use Amazon’s online marketplace to…
In a world first, South Africa grants patent to an artificial intelligence system
On closer inspection, the patent is anything but mundane. That’s because the inventor is not a human being – it…
Banks face new ESG hurdle after Liberian mining pollution complaint
Canadian gold miner Avesoro may be drawn into a formal mediation process with victims of pollution from Liberia’s largest commercial…
Free speech vs Islamophobia: A teenager fuels debate in France | Islamophobia News
Paris, France – It all started with an Instagram broadcast on January 18 last year. Mila, then 16, with a…
How a cooperative union rescued the wine industry
This is part 2 of a 5-part series. After Tunisia’s unsuccessful experiment with the semi-collectivisation of its agriculture industry in…
Afghanistan IDPs recount escape to Kabul as Taliban tightens grip | Conflict News
Kabul, Afghanistan – Samia gathered her seven children, packed a few clothes and left her home in Takhar for the…
Anti-Muslim slogans raised in Indian capital, suspects in custody | Islamophobia News
New Delhi, India – At least five people, including a former spokesman of India’s governing right-wing party, are in police…