‘A bloodbath’: refugees reel from deadly Melilla mass crossing
Human rights groups say there have been no autopsies or identification of the 23 people killed trying to cross into Spain Seconds after Mohamed stepped...
Category : Africa
DRC buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only known remains
Coffin containing tooth is buried in ceremony on 62nd anniversary of DRC’s independence The family of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s murdered independence hero,...
‘It’s a sham’: Egypt accused of restricting protest in run-up to Cop27
Climate activists say plight of jailed Alaa Abd El Fattah shows protesters’ voices will be ignored at Sharm el-Sheikh summit Five months before a pivotal...
Early human ancestors one million years older than earlier thought
Fossils from South African cave are 3.4 to 3.6m years old and walked the Earth at same time as east African relatives The fossils of...
Melilla: death toll from mass incursion on Spanish enclave rises to 23
Crowd of more than 500 enter border control area after cutting fence in attempt to cross from Morocco The death toll from the mass attempt...
Cop15: lack of political leadership leaves crucial nature summit ‘in peril’, warn NGOs
Nairobi biodiversity talks end in stalemate, prompting open letter to world leaders calling for action before Montreal conference UN biodiversity negotiations have reached crisis point...
V&A to display its first African fashion exhibition
Galleries will showcase designers who are often overlooked, in an effort to acknowledge colonial histories within the museum The Victoria and Albert Museum will open...
22 people found dead in South African nightclub
Police in southern city of East London launch investigation and officials rule out stampede Police forensic teams in South Africa are investigating the deaths of...
Moroccan authorities accused of trying to cover up Melilla deaths
Concern at apparent plan to bury victims without investigating cause of death or trying to identify them There are growing calls for an investigation into...
Calls for investigation over deaths in Moroccan-Spanish border crossing
NGOs say toll could be as high as 37 after hundreds of people break into border control area in attempt to reach Melilla enclave Human...
