The discussion on LGBT+ laws in Ghana is once again on the table after the latest statement made by John Dramani Mahama. Some people in society, especially those who feel like the government has stopped doing its duty, have been angered by the recent statement made. Renewed Debate Over Government Position Some Ghanaians express concern […]
Sudan’s recent decision to label the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group is a major change. This isn’t just a bunch of papers; it’s a direct attack on groups that use religion to gain political power, which makes things worse in a country that is already at war. This move brings attention to the Brotherhood’s […]
At the biennial Boao Forum for Asia, which took place on the island of Hainan in China this year, world leaders gave dire warnings about increased geopolitical competition, decoupling and fragmenting supply chains, and cyber-attacks. In a time of high uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, […]
Naledi Pandor, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, in an interview with WION, talked about the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She claimed that the UAE, Egypt, Algeria, Argentina, Mexico and Nigeria wanted to join BRICS, an informal group of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Naledi Pandor said that the […]
Investigators working for the United Nations said that the European Union helped people break the law and violate human rights in Libya, a mostly lawless country in North Africa. On Tuesday, the European Union defended its record of helping migrants in Libya who were in trouble. During a press conference in Brussels, Peter Stano, a […]
On Tuesday, leaders from the United Nations and ambassadors from African countries met in the Security Council Chamber for a high-level conversation about preventing violent extremism in Africa and fighting terrorism in Africa. The debate was held because of a recent UN report that talks about how terrorist activity is spreading quickly in Africa, which […]
During a meeting with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris praised Akufo-Addo for his “democratic principles.” Akufo-Addo is facing growing discontent over inflation and new worries about regional security. Harris made the remarks during a meeting with the leader. A concerted effort to broaden U.S. outreach at a time when […]
Violence broke out during protests last week, so the head of Kenya’s police force has said that any planned protests by the opposition on Monday will not be allowed to happen. The Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, was quoted as saying to the press on Sunday that “we will not allow violent demonstrations.” “The […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that the death toll from the Marburg virus epidemic in Equatorial Guinea has climbed to 20. Malabo has reported six more deaths in the past ten days. This hemorrhagic fever, which is almost as deadly as Ebola, has spread from the province of Kie-Ntem, where it caused […]
Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old girl, from Rothley, Leicestershire, went missing on May 3, 2007, on Portugal’s Algarve coast. Her photos were plastered across all lamp posts, airports, shopping centres and gyms in order to find her. What happened to Madeleine McCann? Where is she? Is she alive? Timeline: The day the McCanns went missing On […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni got a call from the United Nations and Amnesty International on Wednesday. They asked him to overturn a law against homosexuality that was passed by parliament the night before. They described the law as “appalling.” During a tumultuous session that took place on Tuesday night, the Ugandan parliament voted in favor […]
On Tuesday, the Ugandan parliament voted unanimously to pass sweeping anti-gay laws that could make it harder to be with someone of the same gender. The vote came after a very heated and chaotic session. After the final vote, the Speaker of the Parliament, Annet Anita Among, announced that “the ayes have it,” and she […]
U.S. Diplomatic Chief Antony Blinken said on Monday that the U.S. has decided that Ethiopian and Eritrean military forces, as well as Tigrayan rebels, committed war crimes during the two-year bloody conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. A few days after returning from his trip to the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, the United States Secretary […]
Cyclone Freddy was the tropical storm that lasted the longest on record. It killed hundreds of people and destroyed almost half of Malawi, according to President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi. In an exclusive interview, he asked for help from the rest of the world and said that there was a lot of damage to buildings. […]
Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, made the announcement on Thursday while he was in Niger. He was there to strengthen ties with a country that has so far avoided the military coups and Russian mercenaries that have been shaking up its neighbors. So far, Niger has been spared from the military coups and […]
Because the Russian Wagner mercenary group is becoming more powerful in the Sahel region of Africa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the US and its Western allies must show that they “can get things done” in the area. Blinken, who was on a historic trip to Niger at the time, said […]
During a trip that showed the longtime allies were getting along better after a fight, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was cautiously optimistic about keeping the peace. On Wednesday, he asked Ethiopia to make sure that people were held responsible for the brutal Tigray conflict, but he was cautiously optimistic about keeping the peace. […]
After wreaking havoc across southern Africa for the second time in a month, the catastrophic tropical cyclone Freddy is now certified to have claimed the lives of nearly 200 people in the country of Malawi. As the rain keeps coming down and rescue workers struggle to find both the dead and the living in the […]
Tropical Storm Freddy tore through southern Africa for the second time in one week over the weekend, killing more than one hundred people, injuring scores more, and leaving a path of devastation in its wake. On Monday, Mozambique and Malawi were assessing the damage caused by Freddy, which had ripped through the region over the […]
