Descendants of Namibia’s genocide victims call on Germany to ‘stop hiding’
Herero and Nama people demand direct talks and take Namibian government to court for accepting reparations on their behalf for 1904-1908 killings Descendants of victims...
Category : Global development
Help world’s poor as well as Ukraine, say faith charities as pope visits South Sudan
An open letter, backed by opinion poll, urges the UK to restore aid budget on eve of a three-day ‘pilgrimage for peace’ in the east...
‘Suspicious death’ of Rwandan journalist prompts calls for investigation
Two weeks on from the death of government critic John Williams Ntwali, police have failed to answer questions over the alleged road accident in which...
Venezuela: fears new bill will put stranglehold on civil society
Legislation would force organisations to provide financial records to government with threat of bans for political or security reasons New legislation proposed by the Venezuelan...
Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar
MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken Somalia Malnutrition among children in one of the world’s...
Africa has become ‘less safe, secure and democratic’ in past decade, report finds
Progress in key areas has stalled because of Covid, conflict and the climate crisis, but peaceful nations are performing better Africa is less safe, secure...
Guinea worm disease could be second ever human illness to be eradicated
As cases fall, the condition that once affected millions of people in Africa and Asia could also be the first to be wiped out without...
Kenya declares war on millions of birds after they raid crops
Toxic pesticides used to eradicate grain-eating quelea may harm the country’s endangered raptors, say conservationists A drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to...
Health workers in Zimbabwe dismayed as law curbing strikes is passed
Controversial bill to stop industrial action criticised as an already struggling sector fears losing more staff in a damaging brain drain Zimbabwe’s health workers have...
Five million children worldwide die before fifth birthday, says UN
Almost half of deaths occur in babies’ first month and most could be prevented with better healthcare according to campaigners Five million children worldwide died...
