Ethiopia says it will act after video shows uniformed men burning civilians alive
Incident took place in the western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, a site of frequent ethnic violence Ethiopia’s government said on Saturday it would act against the...
Category : Africa
At least 19 people die amid fresh fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region
Janjaweed militias accused of attacking villages as violence continues to rise in a region once ravaged by civil war At least 19 people have been...
Harry and Meghan add voices to fierce critique of west’s Covid vaccine policies
Pair join Gordon Brown and 126 others in attack on ‘self-defeating nationalism, pharmaceutical monopolies and inequality’ Prince Harry and Meghan, the actor Charlize Theron and...
International students trapped in Ukraine appeal for urgent evacuation
At least 1,200 foreign students are thought to be stranded in Sumy, with some running out of food and water Russia-Ukraine war: live news International...
First female judge presides over hearing at top court in Egypt
Radwa Helmi sits on bench of state council, marking ‘historic’ step along road to equality Radwa Helmi has made history as the first female judge...
‘It’s astonishing’: endangered bat not seen in 40 years found in Rwanda
Hill’s horseshoe bat, which conservationists feared was extinct, discovered clinging to life in Nyungwe rainforest A critically endangered species of bats not sighted in 40...
Spanish minister defends police accused of brutality at Melilla border
Video of man being beaten by officers prompts outrage, but interior minister says use of force ‘proportionate’ Spain’s interior minister has defended the behaviour of...
‘We need bread’: fears in Middle East as Ukraine war hits wheat imports
Aid agencies warn of ‘ripple effect’ as soaring wheat prices hit countries already facing inflation, food insecurity and conflict Concerns are growing across the Middle...
Is a Madagascan mine the first to offset its destruction of rainforest?
Researchers say the island’s biggest mine is on track to achieve no net loss of forest but that ‘there remain important caveats’ Ambatovy mine on...
Hailed as heroes – Scottish gardeners who rescued trio from Ukraine
Joe McCarthy and Gary Taylor were held at gunpoint by Russians before successfully evacuating Irish woman and Nigerian men Two Scottish gardeners have rescued three...
