Israel re-opens crossing to allow aid to flow into the hard-hit northern Gaza Strip/in /by
International aid organizations have reported a widespread humanitarian disaster, warning that hundreds of thousands of people in northern Gaza face the risk of famine.
Paris 2024 Olympics: South Sudanese refugee suspended for doping/in /by
A third runner on the Refugee Olympic team has been suspended for a positive doping test, with the announcement coming two days before the IOC confirms its selection of athletes for the Paris Games.
Plastic pollution: what to know from the Ottawa conference/in /by
Arriving in Ottawa, many feared that efforts to develop the first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution , including in the oceans, would bog down
Haiti: Fritz Bélizaire appointed Prime Minister/in /by
Fritz Bélizaire was chosen in a surprise move to replace current interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, gaining the support of four of the seven voting members on the nine-member panel but with other panel members saying they were unfamiliar with Bélizaire.
Nigeria: Govt workers salaries increased by up to 35 percent/in /by
Nigeria 's labour unions have been agitating for an increase in wages and salaries since last year when president Bola Ahmed Tinubu effected the removal of subsidies on petrol upon his assumption of office.
UK begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda/in /by
The government announced on Wednesday, marking a significant step in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's immigration strategy.
Niger: Agadez re-emerges as migration hub to europe/in /by
“They (migrants) face a lot of risks, risks of arrest and detention, risks of expulsion from Algeria, so there are still a lot of factors that are continuing to impede the movement of migrants further north.” Alice Fereday, Senior Analyst at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Cri
Man denied asylum in the UK relocates to Rwanda voluntarily/in /by
The man, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not arrive under a controversial deal to deport to Rwanda migrants who enter the U.K. illegally, Alain Mukuralinda, deputy spokesman for the government, told The Associated Press Wednesday.
Nigerians struggle with fuel shortages as queues form across major cities/in /by
The fuel shortage has led to an increase in transportation costs in the country where many people rely on public transportation.
South African Police investigate alleged signature forgery by Zuma’s MK party/in /by
In a shock-move last December, Jacob Zuma announced he would not back the ruling ANC through which he was elected South Africa's president twice. He said he would support the Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party.