First event of troubled Tokyo Olympics gets under way | Olympics News
Softball match takes place two days before the official opening ceremony of the COVID-hit 2020 Games. Japanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno…
Why is Tanzania’s opposition pushing for constitution change?
The current constitution of Tanzania was adopted in 1977 by senior members of the ruling party, when the country was…
Colombia presents new tax reform to Congress amid more protests | Protests News
The finance ministry says the bill will not affect most taxpayers, after a proposed increase in April drew protests. Colombia’s…
Will AI risk analysis really expand access to credit in Africa?
Traditionally, African lenders use credit bureau scores, assessing, for instance, if a customer has a history of missed credit card…
This could have been Africa’s Cannes festival
This included the films that were competing for the Palme d’Or, which unsurprisingly went to a film directed by a…
US stocks rebound day after intense Delta variant-fuelled selloff | Business and Economy News
Stocks jumped on Wall Street Tuesday as investors went back to buying following a rout the day before brought on…
The World Bank hopes to build up Africa’s strength and promote its economic recovery
In the midst of the pandemic, the focus of the International Development Association (IDA), one of the institutions that make…
Germany’s Merkel defends warning systems in wake of deadly floods | Angela Merkel News
German government faces growing questions about how well-prepared authorities were for devastating natural disaster. Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended Germany’s…
The UK has a part to play in the climate crisis
This week, governments of more than 100 developing nations – many of them African, and all of them least responsible…
Does Nigeria need another national conference?
It’s election season again in Nigeria, a time when almost everything in the newspapers, on TV and radio is related…
The insurrection in South Africa is about more than freeing Zuma | Corruption
Over the last 11 days South Africa has been engulfed by the worst unrest and mass violence since the end…
User base for Ghana’s digital currency much wider than bitcoin
The country is set to start piloting an electronic currency fully backed by the cedi in September. First deputy governor…
Encampment evictions: Another face of colonial violence in Canada | Housing
Starting before 5am on the morning of June 22, more than 150 police officers and private security guards descended on…
Prince Johnson and George Boley, former warlords who remain powerful in politics
In Liberia, calls for a court to try war and economics crimes are getting louder. The Liberian senate is hearing…
Why are there more than 20,000 fighters from Russia, Syria and Chad?
At the last summit in Berlin, the international community demanded that the 20,000 or so Russian, Syrian and Chadian mercenaries…
Pegasus snooping: Pakistan probes whether PM Khan’s phone hacked | Imran Khan News
Information minister says government probing whether premier’s phone was surveilled, after revelations from Pegasus Project show number in list. Pakistan’s…
Nepal’s new PM Sher Bahadur Deuba wins confidence vote | Coronavirus pandemic News
Deuba faces the immediate task of procuring vaccines and controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the Himalayan nation. Nepal’s new…
‘I want to dance’: All COVID curbs lifted in England | Coronavirus pandemic News
The British government has lifted all pandemic restrictions in England – including rules on mask wearing and social distancing –…
Afghan rivals agree to meet again after inconclusive Doha talks | Asia News
Delegations from the Afghan government and the Taliban said in a joint statement on Sunday that they will meet again…
Jordan’s King Abdullah II to meet Joe Biden in Washington | Abdullah II News
In a turn of fortune for Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who has been dealing with a series of domestic and…