Khaled el-Enany and Firmin Matoko compete for UNESCO’s top role/in /by
UNESCO’s executive board began voting Monday to select a new director-general, choosing between an Egyptian former antiquities minister and a Congolese economist in an election overshadowed by the U.S. withdrawal and a resulting budget crisis.
Thousands march in Amsterdam urging tougher Dutch stance on Gaza war/in /by
Protesters in Amsterdam, dressed in red, urged their government to act and insist Israel stop the war in Gaza. Similar rallies took place in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid, among others.
400 people in Gaza have died of malnutrition since start of the year, WHO says/in /by
The World Health Organisation says 400 people in Gaza have died from malnutrition so far this year. That figure includes 101 children, of whom 80 were under five years old.
Pix of the Day: October 06, 2025/in /by
Pix of the Day: October 02, 2025
Nigeria: E1 powerboat championship makes African debut in Lagos/in /by
The teams competing in the E1 series have celebrity backers, including Ivorian football star Didrier Drogba.
Haiti mourns victims killed by drone attack targeting gangs in Port-au-Prince/in /by
Eight people killed in a drone attack in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince last month were laid to rest on Saturday in a joint funeral. In all, nine people died and 17 others were injured in the attack targeting a suspected gang leader. Activists and victims’ relatives say police were responsible.
Seven al-Shabab militants killed after prison attack in Mogadishu/in /by
The government said it had successfully ended a six-hour siege by the militants at the Godka Jilacow prison complex.
Cameroon’s Issa Tchiroma draws massive crowd in Douala ahead of election/in /by
The presidential candidate of the Cameroon National Salvation Front urged incumbent president Paul Biya to concede defeat on the evening of 12 October.
Cameroon: Thousands rally behind presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma in Douala/in /by
The presidential candidate of the Cameroon National Salvation Front urged incumbent president Paul Biya to concede defeat on the evening of 12 October.
Somalia: Security forces kill seven Al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu prison attack/in /by
The government said it had successfully ended a six-hour siege by the militants at the Godka Jilacow prison complex.