World Humanitarian Day: UN chief António Guterres urges governments to protect aid workers/in /by
A record number of at least 383 humanitarian workers have been killed in 2024, a 31% surge from 2023.
Worst wildfire season in decades burns over 340,000 hectares in Spain/in /by
Wildfires raging across Spain have scorched more than 340,000 hectares this year, with officials warning 2025 is already the country’s worst fire season in 30 years.
Jongo festival in Rio calls for cultural preservation /in /by
Dancers from 18 communities rooted in Brazil’s history of slavery gathered in Rio de Janeiro this week to perform Jongo, a traditional dance with African origins.
Nigeria: Paradoxes of Nigeria’s Crude Oil and Fuel Sector/in /by
[Vanguard] "How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress" - Niels Bohr, 1885-11962
Trump administration revokes more than 6,000 student visas/in /by
The US State Department says this is mostly for overstays or breaking the law with a small minority because of 'support for terrorism'.
Burkina Faso kicks out U.N. coordinator over ‘false’ report/in /by
In a statement, the government accused Carol Flore-Smereczniak of participating in the preparation of the report — titled Children and Armed Conflict in Burkina Faso — which it says is “without evidence or supporting documentation” and that conveyed “serious and false information”
Uganda: First Oil Will Matter, but Value Retention Matters More/in /by
[Independent (Kampala)] Value retention is not just about contracts, it is about skills, jobs, and enterprise growth. More than 17,000 direct jobs have been created, alongside 39,567 indirect jobs.
Chad police arrests son of Boko Haram founder with 5 other jihadists/in /by
18-year-old Muslim Mohammed Yusuf is the youngest son of the radical Nigerian preacher Mohammed Yusuf, who in the early 2000s founded the violent Islamist group Boko Haram.
World mosquito day marks deadly impact of tiny insects/in /by
With over one million deaths annually linked to mosquito-borne diseases, World Mosquito Day calls for vigilance, innovation, and action against one of nature’s smallest but deadliest threats.
Trump calls Putin to propose Zelenskyy meeting after White House talks on Ukraine/in /by
The phone call came after discussions in Washington between the US and Ukrainian presidents together with seven European leaders.