Growing number of countries consider making ecocide a crime
Mexico latest country where government is considering passing new laws to criminalise environmental destruction A growing number of countries are considering introducing laws to make...
Month : August 2023
Family of former British PM apologises for enslaver past in Guyana
Descendants of William Gladstone urge British government to discuss reparations in the Caribbean The descendants of the former British prime minister William Gladstone have apologised...
Niger coup leaders give French ambassador 48 hours to leave country
The ultimatum was rejected by France’s foreign ministry, which said it did not recognise the junta’s authority Niger’s junta said on Friday it had ordered...
Madagascar: 12 killed in crush at Indian Ocean Island Games opening ceremony
A further 80 people injured trying to enter stadium, with 11 in critical condition Twelve people have died and about 80 have been injured in...
Guyana’s president asks European slave traders’ descendants to pay reparations
Irfaan Ali also demands posthumous charges for crimes against humanity for traders and enslavers The president of Guyana has called on descendants of European slave...
Brics to more than double with admission of six new countries
Major expansion as economic bloc that includes Russia and China attempts to provide counterweight to the US and western allies The Brics group of big...
Rape still a weapon of war in Tigray months after peace deal
Medical records from across the region show sexual violence continues to be used ‘to intimidate and terrorise communities’ Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers continue a widespread...
Civilians targeted in war-torn Khartoum as poor and elderly remain trapped
Latest atrocities in Sudan war include the shelling of house of traditional healer, who died with her children and neighbours People trapped in the Sudanese...
Could reported death of Wagner chief push African leaders closer to Kremlin?
Smooth transition of mercenary group’s network and holdings in Africa may not be straightforward for Moscow Russia-Ukraine war – live updates The reported death of...
Voting in Zimbabwe election extended by another day after ballot delays
Polling described as ‘shambolic’, with electoral body accused of conspiring with ruling party to ‘disenfranchise’ opposition voters Voting in Zimbabwe’s election has been extended by...
