More than 40 killed in rebel attack in northeast DRC
Bunia – More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern... Read more
28 Jul
US funding cuts could reverse decades of gains in AIDS fight: UN
Johannesburg – The halt to US foreign aid is a “ticking time bomb” that could reverse decades of hard-fought... Read more
11 Jul
Eritreans face ‘systemic’ rights violations: UN expert
Addis Ababa – Eritreans face severe rights violations under the three-decade rule of President Isaias Afwerki, the UN special... Read more
18 Jun
122 million forcibly displaced worldwide ‘untenably high’: UN
Geneva – The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide has dropped slightly from a record high... Read more
12 Jun
UN slams Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claim as ‘wholly inappropriate’
Geneva – US President Donald Trump’s claim that South Africa is facing a “white genocide” are “wholly inappropriate”, a... Read more
23 May
From flame to filth: Kliptown’s historic freedom square crumbles into ruin
Soweto – In the shade of a tree on a sunny day, Isac Matate set up a rickety bookstand... Read more
12 May
Tripoli denounces ‘degrading’ images of abducted Libyan MP
Tripoli – Libya’s Tripoli-based government on Monday condemned what it called “degrading” images circulating of an abducted member of... Read more
8 May
UN warns of ‘unsettling’ development slowdown in 2024
United Nations – Humanity recorded an unexpected and “unsettling” slowdown in development in 2024 as the global post-pandemic recovery... Read more
6 May
Almost 7.7 million in South Sudan face ‘crisis’ hunger levels: UN
Juba – Almost 7.7 million people in South Sudan face crisis levels of hunger, the United Nations said Wednesday,... Read more
10 Apr
Mozambique cyclone cluster raises fears of new norm
Johannesburg – Three cyclones have battered Mozambique in three months, pounding one of the world’s most impoverished regions, pushing... Read more
20 Mar
