Niger suspends hundreds of NGOs in latest crackdown
Niamey – Niger has suspended hundreds of national and international rights groups and aid agencies, in the ruling junta’s... Read more
21 Nov, 2025
Sudan aid workers forced to ‘choose who to save’ in Darfur: NGO
Cairo – Humanitarian workers in Sudan’s Darfur are being forced to “choose who to save” due to insufficient resources,... Read more
20 Nov, 2025
Singapore minister walks back Hong Kong ‘idiots’ remark
Singapore – A Singapore minister says he “should have been more respectful” after calling Hong Kong football players and... Read more
20 Nov, 2025
Ivory Coast opposition expels members defying election boycott
Abidjan – The opposition party of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo on Wednesday sanctioned about 20 of its members... Read more
20 Nov, 2025
Trump says will meet with New York mayor-elect Mamdani on Friday
Washington – US President Donald Trump said he will host New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a meeting Friday,... Read more
20 Nov, 2025
Tanzania election violence commission is not ‘independent or impartial’: opposition
Nairobi – Tanzania’s main opposition party on Wednesday rejected a commission set up to probe killings during last month’s... Read more
20 Nov, 2025
Chinese woman who faked nationality to become Philippines mayor jailed for trafficking
Manila – A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced Alice Guo, a Chinese national who became a mayor while masquerading... Read more
20 Nov, 2025
US Fed official defends easing of bank oversight as concerns mount
Washington – The US central bank’s top banking regulator on Tuesday defended efforts to revamp oversight of the sector,... Read more
19 Nov, 2025
Zelensky trip to Turkey aims to ‘re-engage’ US in peace efforts
Kyiv – President Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Turkey on Wednesday seeking to revive the United States’ involvement in... Read more
19 Nov, 2025
Sahel nations must unite to contain raging violence: UN chief
United Nations – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Sahel nations to put aside their differences to tackle mounting... Read more
19 Nov, 2025
