UN food agency under strain in Malawi as refugees flee DRC
Lilongwe – The UN’s World Food Programme said on Sunday it is facing intense pressure as increasing numbers of... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
COP27: Financing for climate damages gets a foot in the door
Sharm el Sheikh – UN climate negotiations on Sunday offered a sliver of hope and “solidarity” for developing countries... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Journalist detained in Senegal on ‘national security’ charges
Dakar – The director of a news site critical of Senegal’s government has been detained by police in Dakar... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt dissident on ‘water strike’ as UK vows support
Cairo – Jailed Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family said on Sunday, escalating his... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Kenya govt threatens striking pilots with disciplinary action
Nairobi – Pilots on strike at Kenya Airways will face disciplinary action if they don’t return to work immediately,... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
SA black nurse told to ‘bleach her skin white’; Plane plunges into Lake Victoria | Here are your top news headlines
From a black South African nurse working in the UK being told to “bleach her skin white” by her... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Five killed in attack on Somalia military training camp
Mogadishu – Five people were killed in a suicide bombing targeting a military training camp in Somalia, army officials... Read more
6 Nov, 2022
Nigeria gunmen free abducted children in northwest
Kano – Gunmen who abducted a group of children working on a farm in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state have... Read more
6 Nov, 2022
Kenya Airways pilots extend strike
Nairobi – Kenya Airways pilots on Sunday extended their strike and warned of “major flight disruptions”, forcing fresh cancellations... Read more
6 Nov, 2022
COP27 summit opens as world races against climate clock
Sharm el Sheikh – The UN’s COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt after a year of extreme... Read more
6 Nov, 2022
