Syria launches counterattacks to halt insurgents’ advance/in /by
The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements and struck Idlib city Sunday to push back insurgents from advancing farther after seizing Aleppo and surrounding strategic locations in an adjacent province in a surprise offensive.
Senegal demands answers as it remembers a French colonial massacre/in /by
Between 35 and 400 West African soldiers who fought for the French Army in the second World War were killed on Dec. 1, 1944 by French soldiers after they demanded their unpaid wages. The French accused them of staging a mutiny
Kenya: Children left behind by British soldiers struggle to find identity/in /by
Biracial children from Kenyan women and visiting British soldiers on training have long lived uncomfortable lives in Kenya. Now a local lawyer is taking some of the children to Britain to confront authorities over hundreds of such cases reported over the years
Namibia opposition candidate furious after voting is prolonged for days/in /by
Partial results showed Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) trailing Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) candidate. Scheduled for Wednesday, the vote went on until Saturday due to logistical and technical hitches
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo’s ex-wife to run for president/in /by
Simone Ehivet won the nomination of her party, the Movement of Capable Generations (MGC) at a congress in her native town of Moossou in Iv ory Coast's southeast
Ancelotti defends Mbappe while admitting France star ‘can play better’/in /by
Real have also lost three of their last five in all competitions heading into Sunday's local derby with Getafe, and the recent dip in form will reportedly be discussed by Ancelotti and club president Florentino Perez in face-to-face crisis meetings
Lebanon: Clean up operations start in city of Nabatiyeh as residents return/in /by
Intense Israeli airstrikes over the past two months leveled entire neighborhoods in eastern and southern Lebanon, as well as the southern suburbs of Beirut, which are predominantly Shiite areas of Lebanon where Hezbollah has a strong base of support
Mauritius prime minister wants Chagos Islands deal with UK reviewed/in /by
Under the deal which is yet to be signed, the UK would surrender the Islands to Mauritius but keep Diego Garcia which houses a major base for US and UK troops
Delivery startup makes Black Friday possible for favelas in Sao Paulo/in /by
Favela Brasil XPress began modestly in 2020, aiming to meet the needs of residents who constantly had their deliveries denied by companies. Many areas were controlled by drug dealers, and they featured very narrow streets and mixed-up addresses
Angola railway strategically key to US economy – Analyst/in /by
Supported by the US and the EU, the Lobito Atlantic Railway is being touted as a key shipping route for copper and cobalt ore critical to the energy transition - from Zambia and DRC for export to western markets