Zambia rejects U.S. health aid over mining partnership ties/in /by
Zambia has halted a proposed $1 billion US health funding agreement over clauses tying aid to mining partnerships, joining Zimbabwe and Kenya in pushing back against what African nations view as sovereignty-compromising conditions.
Peru under state of emergency after El Niño floods hit Arequipa/in /by
Flooding tied to El Niño Costero devastates Peru, killing dozens and damaging hundreds of kilometres of roads as a nationwide emergency speeds relief.
Russian overnight attacks pound Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, dozens hurt/in /by
Russian overnight drone and missile attacks struck Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, injuring civilians, damaging apartment blocks and cutting heating to hundreds of homes.
Nearly 8,000 migrants died or vanished on routes worldwide in 2025/in /by
At least 7,667 people died or went missing on migration routes globally in 2025, the UN migration agency reported Thursday, warning the true toll is likely higher and calling the ongoing losses a "global failure."
Ghana’s cocoa crisis deepens as buyers owe banks $750 Million/in /by
Ghana's licensed cocoa buyers are staggering under up to $750 million in debt to banks, the Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association revealed Thursday, as delayed payments from regulator Cocobod and falling global prices squeeze the sector supplying half the world's cocoa.
Community forest in Eastern DR Congo tests promise of local control amid conflict/in /by
Spanning some 150 million hectares, the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the most coveted in the world. In 2023, after four years of negotiations and bureaucratic hurdles, villages in the Yainyongo community secured official rights to 11,000 hectares in Tshopo Province.
Can IFAD’s “First Mile” revolution secure Africa’s food future?{Business Africa}/in /by
We find out how IFAD is transforming farm losses into bankable opportunities for rural youth and local markets and ECOWAS promised cheaper regional flights after aviation tax cuts — but high fares and conflicting national policies are stalling reforms.
WEF head Børge Brende steps down following pressure over Epstein links/in /by
The head of the World Economic Forum is stepping down. Børge Brende announced Thursday he’s resigning as president and CEO of the group best known for its annual gathering in Davos.
Tunisian court rejects bid to halt polluting fertiliser plant/in /by
A Tunisian court on Thursday rejected demands to suspend operations at a fertiliser factory in Gabes, ruling there was "no sufficient proof of harm" despite years of protests blaming the plant for rising health problems in the community.
US and Iran nuclear talks end in Geneva amid war fears/in /by
Tensions between Iran and the United States are playing out in Geneva, where another round of indirect talks to try to salvage a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program and possibly prevent another war, have ended.