Residents of Haitian capital improvise for their shelter/in /by
Residents of the Haitian capital's Solino neighborhood congregated to improvise shelters in the neighboring Bourbon neighborhood. In a desperate effort to establish a camp where they can settle, the residents join forces with hammers, sticks, and machetes.
Mali: Former al-Qaida-linked police chief sentenced to 10 years for war crimes/in /by
Prosecutors accused Al-Hassan, 47, of leading a "reign of terror" after the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group seized the historic city in 2012.
South Africa plans rescue for illegal miners amid Standoff/in /by
Authorities say the miners are not trapped but have refused to emerge, fearing arrest.
COP29: Activists call on rich polluters to pay, urge Global South delegates to stand firm/in /by
Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion to deal with damage from climate change and to adapt to that change. Experts agree that at least $1 trillion is called for, this is far more than industrialized nations have so far pledged to the loss and damage fun.
Women’s health advocates in Africa worry Trump will cut funds for birth control/in /by
As he did in his first term, US President-elect Donald Trump is likely in January to invoke the so-called global gag rule, a policy that bars US foreign aid from being used to perform abortions or provide abortion information
Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped and jailed, his wife says/in /by
UNAIDS executive director, Winnie Byanyima, says her husband was taken in Kenya and is now in a military jail in Kampala.
Mozambique: Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane faces legal action/in /by
Authorities are seeking over 30 million meticais (approximately 480,000 euros) in damages for destruction caused during protests in Maputo. Mondlane has been calling for demonstrations since mid-October, denouncing what he claims is widespread fraud in the recent presidential election.
Nairobi Archdiocese declines President Ruto’s cash donation/in /by
President Ruto donated Sh600,000 to the church choir, Sh2 million for the construction of the parish priest's house, and pledged an additional Sh3 million for the same project.
Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in country’s east/in /by
More than 100 armed groups have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda.
Emotional ceremony as Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal retires/in /by
Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles during his career, his first at the age of 19, as one of the 'Big Three' tennis players alongside rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.