Robert Mugabe’s son charged in Zimbabwe for damaging cars at party
Son of late authoritarian ruler arrested over damage worth £10,000 The eldest son of Robert Mugabe, the late authoritarian ruler of Zimbabwe, has been arrested...
Month : February 2023
Weather tracker: Madagascar braces for Cyclone Freddy
Storm has been upgraded to Very Intense Tropical Cyclone with severe risk of deadly landslides Cyclone Freddy, upgraded to a Very Intense Tropical Cyclone on...
Kenyan senator targeted by online threats after period poverty protest
Gloria Orwoba attended a senate meeting in a suit stained with red dye as part of her campaign for free access to menstrual products A...
Brazil flooding and landslides kill dozens in São Paulo state
Cities cancel Carnival festivities as rescue workers search for victims and clear roads Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil’s south-east have caused flooding and...
North Korea fires ballistic missile off east coast
Pyongyang confirms rapid launch drill after warning of strong response to upcoming US-South Korea military exercises North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the...
Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report
Authorities have blamed the growing of coca – the base ingredient of cocaine – for clearcutting, but a recent study shows otherwise Cattle-ranching, not cocaine,...
Young Nigerians warming to outsider Peter Obi in final race for presidency
Polls put businessman ahead of the two main parties in next weekend’s elections seen as key ‘inflection point’ for African country Polls in Nigeria have...
New Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle death toll rises to 11 as police fear more to come
A week after the storm struck the North Island, police say two more bodies were found in hard-hit Hawke’s Bay area The death toll from...
US reaction to balloon ‘absurd and hysterical’, says top Chinese diplomat
Wang Yi also says China is preparing to outline position on Russian war against Ukraine China’s most senior diplomat has described the shooting down of...
Revealed: the US adviser who tried to swing Nigeria’s 2015 election
Sam Patten, an American consultant later mired in controversy, exploited emails obtained by Tal Hanan’s team In late December 2014, a team from Cambridge Analytica...
