South Africa inmates embrace art to curb repeat offending/in /by
At a correctional facility in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, visitors are greeted by something unexpected: an art gallery.
The exhibition of inmates' artwork is part of the country’s effort to reduce repeat offending through rehabilitation programs behind bars.
Hundreds arrested in Nairobi on anniversary of 2024 Gen Z protests/in /by
More than 300 people were arrested during protests in Nairobi on Thursday, police say, as Kenya marked two years since a landmark Gen Z uprising.
Nigeria’s Senate passes bill to allow creation of state police/in /by
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow states to have their own police forces, paving the way for a major reform that would reshape the policing structure of the conflict-racked nation.
Three Lesotho nationals charged with murder after mass shooting in South Africa/in /by
The three suspects appeared in a Johannesburg court on Thursday for the mass shooting in which 13 people died and 14 others were injured.
Increasingly deadly heatwave gives Europe no respite/in /by
At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, in a punishing and increasingly deadly heatwave hotter than weather in parts of Africa.
World Health Organization announces trial of two potential Ebola treatments/in /by
They will begin next week in the DR Congo to see whether two antivirals can help reduce mortality in patients with the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus.
Court orders TotalEnergies to account for environmental impact of oil and gas products/in /by
A Paris court has ordered French oil giant TotalEnergies to report the environmental consequences of emissions from its oil and gas products and explain how it plans to address them.
Thousands feared dead following two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela/in /by
As pledges of aid pour in from around the world, acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a state of emergency.
La Guaira, Venezuela’s port city, shows extensive earthquake damage after the quake/in /by
New images from La Guaira on 25 June revealed widespread destruction after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela's Caribbean coast, damaging buildings, roads and key public infrastructure.
Can the IMF help Africa break the debt cycle? {Business Africa}/in /by
Can the International Monetary Fund finally help Africa break out of its multi-generational loop of rescue and repayment and here is how Nigerian businesses are using stablecoins to bypass traditional banks to fight inflation.