African leaders gather in US as Joe Biden aims to reboot rocky relations
President and Antony Blinken woo nations at summit in Washington in hope they will align with west rather than Russia or China Dozens of African...
Month : December 2022
South Africa’s parliament votes against motion to impeach Cyril Ramaphosa
Result boosts president’s effort to win second term as leader of the ruling African National Congress South Africa’s parliament has voted against launching an impeachment...
Floods and landslides kill scores of people in Kinshasa
Dozens of people injured after heavy rain destroys houses and ruins roads in DRC’s capital At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured...
Report into Melilla deaths criticises ‘widespread use of unlawful force’
Amnesty accuses Morocco and Spain of also failing to offer first aid after crush in which at least 37 died The “widespread use of unlawful...
Canada: son of murdered billionaire couple triples cash reward to C$35m
Barry and Honey Sherman found dead in Toronto home five years ago but family frustration mounts as crime remains unsolved The son of a billionaire...
Peru’s Castillo calls new president a ‘usurper’ as she promises early elections
Ousted president calls Dina Boluarte the ‘snot and slobber of the coup-mongering right’ in a letter written behind bars In a handwritten letter from prison,...
Fijian British army veteran injured on Afghan tour granted right to settle
Ioane Koroiveibau’s case gives hopes to hundreds of other Commonwealth nationals who served in UK forces A Fijian British army veteran who suffered from deafness...
Peru president paves way for early elections after two killed in latest protests
Dina Boluarte says she will submit bill to move elections forward by two years as thousands take to streets after ousting of predecessor Pedro Castillo...
Renewed fighting in DRC raises fears of chaotic proxy conflict
Conflict has displaced at least 400,000 people since March in a growing humanitarian crisis In the camps on the flanks of the Nyiragongo volcano in...
‘The authorities will step up control’: where next for China after protests?
After mass demonstrations against Covid lockdowns, experts say Xi Jinping’s response will be a further gradual crackdown Since Xi Jinping came to power a decade...
