Teenager saves baby from shipwreck during Mediterranean crossing
‘I went to help people,’ says Togolese boy, who was among 71 survivors rescued nine days after boat sank, killing at least 30 The actions...
Month : July 2022
Anger as families of US detainees in Middle East left off Blinken call
‘Infuriating’ exclusions made just weeks before Joe Biden’s Saudi visit and expected rapprochement with the crown prince Family members of several US nationals who are...
Lean times for Ghana’s yam traders as cost of living crisis bites
People are buying less, costs are up, and profits are dwindling for traders at Kaneshi market in Accra On a quiet stretch amid the sprawling...
Villagers massacred in western Ethiopia, says state-appointed body
Prime minister Abiy Ahmed blames Oromo Liberation Army but group says government-allied militias behind attacks An unknown number of villagers have been killed in an...
Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles
Soaring inflation piling pressure on country already struggling with shortages and stirring memories of Mugabe chaos Zimbabwe will start issuing gold coins as legal tender...
Female trafficking survivor targeted for UK removal to Rwanda, says charity
Exclusive: Women for Refugee Women says it is in touch with first woman considered for removal A woman in immigration detention has been targeted for...
Neglect Africa now and we will face labour shortages globally, IMF warns
West’s response to effects of Covid and Ukraine war condemned as shortsighted ‘collective failure’ to invest in future human capital The international community would be...
Bolsonaro’s ‘surrender of Amazon to crooks played role in murders of Phillips and Pereira’
Brazilian president’s dismantling of environmental safeguards partly to blame, says politician leading inquiry Jair Bolsonaro’s demolition of Brazil’s Indigenous and environmental protection services and “surrender...
Twin brothers named as armed robbers killed in Canada bank heist
Heavily armed 22-year-olds died in shootout that left six police officers injured in Saanich, British Columbia Police in Canada have identified the heavily armed culprits...
Tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong hotel in 2017 stands trial in China
Canadian-Chinese businessman Xiao Jianhua will finally stand trial in case linked to President Xi’s corruption drive China has formally put Canadian-Chinese tycoon Xiao Jianhua on...
