Countries

Amnesty urges halt to Ethiopia evictions for urban development

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia is conducting forced evictions on an “unprecedented” scale, Amnesty International said on Monday, urging authorities to... Read more

14 Apr

World

World leaders slam deadly Russian strike on Ukraine

Sumy – World leaders condemned a Russian missile strike on Ukraine on Sunday, one of the deadliest attacks in... Read more

14 Apr

World

Trump warns no country ‘off the hook’ on tariffs

Washington – US President Donald Trump warned Sunday that no country would be “getting off the hook” on tariffs,... Read more

14 Apr

Countries

Militant groups claim attacks on Nigerian oil facilities

Lagos –  Two militant groups in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta region on Sunday claimed responsibility for recent attacks on... Read more

14 Apr

Business

Agoa: US-Africa trade accord hangs in the balance

Paris – The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), whose future is in doubt since Donald Trump returned to... Read more

12 Apr

World

China lifts tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war escalates

Beijing – China said Friday it would raise its tariffs on US goods to 125 percent in a further... Read more

11 Apr

Countries

Sudan paramilitaries used women as sex slaves: Amnesty

Cairo – Sudan’s paramilitary forces subjected women to sexual slavery and gang raped women and girls as part of... Read more

11 Apr

Countries

15 killed in Darfur camp as battle for last army-held city intensifies

Khartoum – Shelling by Sudanese paramilitaries killed at least 15 civilians in a Darfur displaced persons’ camp Thursday, a medical... Read more

11 Apr

World

US firm says it brought back extinct dire wolves

Washington – They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively – they look like cute white... Read more

11 Apr

Countries

Despite US tariffs pause, southern African economies under threat

Johannesburg – Washington’s 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse... Read more

11 Apr