US tourist killed after bull elephant toppled safari vehicle in Zambia
Four others were wounded in the attack at Kafue national park, in which the animal barreled into the side of a truck An elderly US...
Month : April 2024
Macron to say France and allies could have stopped Rwanda genocide in 1994
French president marks 30th anniversary with video, airing Sunday, saying international community lacked will to stop the slaughter The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said...
Fears of violence grow as Somalia scraps power-sharing system
Semi-autonomous state of Puntland refuses to recognise changes to the fragile country’s constitution and has withdrawn from the federal system An overhaul of Somalia’s constitution,...
Canada: Indigenous fishermen left to walk shoeless after officers seized boots
Justin Trudeau says allegations ‘extremely troubling’ after officers arrested First Nations men and confiscated their boots and phones Two First Nations fishermen have said they...
Zimbabwean president declares state of disaster due to drought
Emmerson Mnangagwa says country needs $2bn of aid as severe dry spell caused by El Niño afflicts southern Africa Zimbabwe has declared a national disaster...
Surge of interest in Ethiopian culture boosts case for return of treasures, says Sissay
Poet who is curating country’s first Venice Biennale pavilion says ‘part of the heart’ of the country was looted and is being held in museums...
Uganda court rejects petition to overturn harsh anti-gay law
Legislation adopted last year outraged LGBTQ+ community, rights activists, the UN and western nations Uganda’s constitutional court has rejected a bid to overturn a controversial...
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting row
President Mokgweetsi Masisi voices anger over Berlin’s opposition to the import of trophies over poaching concerns Botswana’s president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to...
British Steel wins multimillion-pound contract for Egyptian rail project
Around 9,500 tonnes of track will be provided for north African country’s first fully electrified mainline British Steel has won a multimillion-pound contract to supply...
Norwegian Cruise captain refused to let eight passengers who were late reboard ship
Passengers, who have since rejoined vessel, missed scheduled departure time from São Tomé and scrambled to reunite with ship Eight cruise passengers had to scramble...
