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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.
DRC: PM in war-torn eastern provinces to assess unpopular state of siege measure/in /by
Over a hundred-armed groups have been sowing terror in the regions for decades and the enforcement of the state of siege in the provinces of Ituri and North-Kivu has changed nothing, residents say.
Russia warns of ‘nuclear collision’ over Ukraine’s western missiles/in /by
In response to Washington's permission to Kiev to deploy longer-range weapons against Russia, President Vladmir Putin authorized changes to Russia's nuclear policy
IMF highlights progress in Egypt’s reforms and global economic updates/in /by
The IMF highlighted signs of economic stabilization in Argentina following a year of contraction. Leaders are exploring new arrangements to address the country’s $44 billion loan with the Fund.
Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career/in /by
Police said their findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court, which must decide whether to refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who will either formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation
Morocco, China vow stronger ties as Xi visits/in /by
Chinese President Xi Jinping was flying from Brazil where he attended the G20 summit when his jet stopped in Casablanca. He was received by Crown Prince Moulay el Hassan and prime minister Aziz Akhannouch