Nigeria: Lagos battles plastic waste as ban faces weak enforcement/in /by
As efforts to create a global treaty to end plastic pollution continue in Geneva, residents of Nigeria's largest city are showing bans on single use plastics are easier to introduce than enforce
Animals carried to safety as wildfires sweep Greece/in /by
Wildfires raging across southern Europe on Wednesday forced evacuations and animal rescues as flames threatened the Greek port city of Patras after weeks of intense heat.
Final hours for nations to agree treaty on plastic pollution/in /by
Negotiators are deadlocked over whether the agreement should include limits on plastic production — a dispute that has stalled progress for more than a year
Beyoncé wins first Emmy ahead of Primetime ceremony/in /by
Beyoncé now has an Emmy Award to go along with her 35 Grammys – and only needs an Oscar and a Tony Award to enter the prestigious EGOT club
Trump warns of “severe consequences” if Russia doesn’t stop war in Ukraine/in /by
President Donald Trump said Wednesday there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to stop the Ukraine war after Friday’s summit.
Several European nations gather behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks/in /by
With US president Donald Trump set to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, several European leaders have voiced their support for Ukraine to have agency in peace negotiations.
Kenya: KPC Privatization Will Not Impact Fuel Pricing, CS Wandayi/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has dismissed concerns that the sale of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) will cause fuel price instability.
In South Sudan, a new mobile court helps bring perpetrators to justice/in /by
The mobile court in Pibor helps the fight for justice in the many crimes that have for now gone unpunished.
Ethiopia: US Department of State report points to dire state of human rights/in /by
The report paints a grim picture of the state of human rights in the country, where some fighting still continues.
Gabon: amnesty granted for 2023 coup and 2019 conspiracy attempts/in /by
In a move aimed at fostering national unity, Gabon’s Council of Ministers has adopted a sweeping amnesty order covering participants in the 2023 coup and a failed 2019 uprising.