Congo to vaccinate health workers, contacts amid Ebola outbreak/in /by
Congo has a stockpile of treatments and of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine, according to the World Health Organization.
UN decries crimes including gang rape, murder, torture in Congo conflict/in /by
A new report by a fact-finding team of experts that visited the region between March and August warned of the prospect of war crimes and crimes against humanity that may have been committed since late 2024
Private prisons see boom as Trump steps up migrant crackdown/in /by
The most aggressive immigration enforcement regime in recent US history has the private detention industry seeing dollar signs and the race is on to ramp up migrant detention capacity by opening new centers, or reopening closed ones
UN Chief Guterres advocates for climate justice and financial reform/in /by
Before his departure from Papua New Guinea, the Secretary-General appealed once again for climate justice and emphasized the need for international financial systems reforms, so that developing countries can have a stronger voice.
The linguistic diversity of Africa and Its absence in AI development/in /by
Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world's languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates - many are missing when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
‘The Voice of Hind Rajab,’ the story of a 6-year-old killed in Gaza/in /by
The impact of the story, and the audio of Hind’s voice from that call, has been vast, inspiring songs, protest movements and now a film from Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania.
Guinea-Bissau: Embalo clings to presidency despite end of term/in /by
The president's term officially expired midnight Thursday. But instead of a transfer of power, Sissoco Embalo stayed on as president in what the opposition has termed as an illegal power grab
Chasing the rain in the United Arab Emirates/in /by
It’s an infrequent visitor to this part of the world that is usually baked by sunshine – and one that fascinates the people who live here.
Enhancing road safety in Central African Republic: MINUSCA’s joint patrol initiative/in /by
Enhancing road safety in Central African Republic: MINUSCA's joint patrol initiative
China’s Xi and North Korea’s Kim meet in Beijing, pledge deeper ties/in /by
Xi and Kim, along with top officials from their countries, met on Thursday at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People a day after Kim attended a Chinese military parade alongside other foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin