‘Rage, despair, disgust’: Canada reels from killings of Indigenous women
Serial killing of four women prompts anger at failure of politicians to keep promise to protect Indigenous women and girls The arrest of an alleged...
Month : December 2022
South Africa president to mount legal action in face of impeachment threat
Cyril Ramaphosa rejects call to stand down after accusation of ‘serious misconduct’ Cyril Ramaphosa, the embattled president of South Africa, has rejected calls to step...
World’s oldest recorded tortoise prepares for 190th birthday party
Jonathan, Seychelles giant tortoise given to Saint Helena in 1882, is also oldest known living land animal If there is a party animal at large...
‘Senegal is the best’: Dakar dreams of World Cup upset over England
There is a buzz in the air of the capital and a real belief the Lions of Teranga can beat the Three Lions Just under...
Paraglider crosses border from Morocco into Spanish enclave and disappears
Spanish authorities hunt for person seen landing near border fence in Melilla and running off Spanish authorities are looking for a person who used a...
Cyril Ramaphosa fighting for political life amid battle for control of ANC
South African president cancels all official engagements and was reported to be close to resigning over ‘Farmgate’ Farmgate scandal: what is it and why does...
Campaigners celebrate changing of colonial street names in Berlin
Street and square in north-east of city renamed in tribute to figureheads who resisted forced rule in Africa Campaigners who have fought for decades for...
Honduran feminist activists disappointed by first female president
Xiomara Castro has not yet fulfilled her promise to legalise emergency contraceptives and to address violence against women At her inauguration earlier this year, Xiomara...
Canada accused of putting its timber trade ahead of global environment
Weeks before Cop15 in Montreal, leaked letter to EU shows host tried to water down deforestation regulations The Canadian government has been accused of putting...
South Africa’s Farmgate scandal: what is it and why does it matter?
With Cyril Ramaphosa under pressure, we look at what the scandal could mean for the country Cyril Ramaphosa took power as South Africa’s president in...
