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Thousands displaced as violence escalates in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah state/in /by
Thirty-year-old Hadeel Abdelnasir, a mother of three, fled her home in eastern Al-Jazirah two weeks ago as violence tore through her community. Now in Port Sudan, she shares her harrowing story of survival.
COP29: A $300B a year deal for climate cash sparks outrage/in /by
United Nations climate talks adopted a deal to inject at least $300 billion annually in humanity’s fight against climate change, aimed at helping developing nations cope with the ravages of global warming in tense negotiations.
As fast fashion’s waste pollutes Africa’s environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution/in /by
In the trash dumps of Accra in Ghana and along the city's beaches, fast fashion, produced mostly in countries with cheap labor and sold in retailers around the world, arrives at its last stop.
EU recalls its ambassador from Niger as relations deteriorate/in /by
The European Union (EU) has recalled its ambassador from Niamey, Niger's capital, for consultations in Brussels following tensions with the country's transitional authorities regarding EU humanitarian aid for flood victims in the West African nation.
Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album ‘GNX’/in /by
Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album.
Haitians react to comments by President Emmanuel Macron caught on camera/in /by
Haitians reacted Friday with indignation to comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron recorded at the G20 summit in Brazil earlier this week.
Tanzania: Opposition leader Freeman Mbowe released on bail after arrest/in /by
Freeman Mbowe, the leader of Tanzania's main opposition party, has been released on bail, his party announced on Saturday. He was arrested the previous day, just days before the upcoming local elections.
More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says/in /by
More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year, the United Nations reported Friday.
COP29 summit: Anger at ‘meagre’ figure for climate cash/in /by
A new draft of a deal on cash to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday at the United Nations climate summit pledged $250 billion annually by 2035 from wealthy countries to poorer ones. The amount pleases the countries who will be paying, but not those on the receiving end.
Prominent Tanzanian opposition figure arrested/in /by
According to reports published on Friday (No. 22), the politicians have been questionned for allegedly violating local authorities’ election campaign regulations.