French parliament votes to return sacred “talking drum” to Ivory Coast/in /by
The sacred wooden instrument has been kept in the quai Branly museum in Paris for the past years, where it was restored while waiting for the transfer to its country of origin.
Israel bombs Houthi targets in Yemen, rebels respond with missile attack/in /by
Israel’s military launched airstrikes early on Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes followed a suspected Houthi attack on a ship in the Red Sea.
Top South African official accuses police minister of colluding with crime syndicates/in /by
“politicians, law enforcement, SAPS (South African Police Service), metro police and correctional services, prosecutors, judiciary” were being "controlled by drug cartels and as well as business people.”
South Sudan: World Food Programme airdrops food, warns of famine/in /by
Fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State is pushing people into famine, according to the United Nations food agency.
Tear gas and tension in Nairobi as anti-government protests escalate/in /by
Police in Nairobi blocked major roads into the Kenyan capital on Monday ahead of planned anti-government protests. Private and public vehicles and most pedestrians were barred from accessing the city center, and many businesses remained closed.
Chad’s former Prime Minister appeals to Macron after two months in detention/in /by
Chad’s former Prime Minister and opposition leader, Succès Masra, is appealing to French President Emmanuel Macron for support after spending two months in pre-trial detention.
Museveni to run again as Uganda’s ruling party picks him for 2026 election/in /by
Critics accuse Museveni of ruling with an iron fist. Uganda’s constitution has been changed twice to remove term and age limits, allowing him to remain in power.
China and Ethiopia reaffirm alliance at meeting on sidelies of BRICS summit/in /by
At a meeting with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said the two countries are ready to work together to expand bilateral trade and investment and promote the sustainable development of the Addis-Ababa-Djibouti Railway.
BRICS call for IMF reform, fairer AI governance/in /by
The BRICS countries, which have grown to include 10 member states since last year, are meeting for their annual summit from 6 to 7 July in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle/in /by
They had either finished serving prison terms or were nearing the end. US officials say their home countries refused to take them back, prompting Washington to send them to South Sudan instead.