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World’s longest detained journalist wins rights prize
He was arrested in 2001 after his newspaper published letters demanding democratic reforms.
Ghana’s Supreme Court restores NPP’s Parliamentary majority ahead of December election
The case was brought to the apex court by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the leader of the NPP caucus in Parliament, who sought to overturn Speaker Alban Bagbin’s ruling.
Libyan protesters block oil valves demanding release of kidnapped General
Al-Whayshi was kidnapped last Wednesday, and his captors have not been identified. Local leaders in Zintan have accused the Dbeibah government and the Presidential Council of being responsible for the incident.
International flights cancelled due to Indonesia’s volcanic ash
International airlines cancelled flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali after further eruptions of a volcano that spewed ash clouds
Delegates express cautious optimism on second day of climate summit
Wednesday’s agenda also includes an update on the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, an idea modeled on predecessor treaty movements that sought to build international support for controls on nuclear weapons, plastic pollution and chemical weapons
UN Official: Allies fueling Sudan’s war are ‘enabling slaughter’
Last month, the RSF rampaged through the province of Gezira, attacking towns and villages, killing dozens of people and raping women and girls, according to the U.N. and local groups.
Africa’s mixed hopes for Trump’s second term
Still, observers say African countries — once described by Trump as “shithole countries” — are definitely not going to be high on his to-do list.
Voting underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland
More than 1 million people are expected to cast votes at more than 2,000 polling stations, with some 28 international observers spread across the country.
Trump selects Elon Musk to lead government efficiency department
Since they are not government employees, Musk and Ramaswamy are exempt from federal disclosure requirements and aim to complete their work by July 4, 2026. Trump envisions a smaller, more efficient government as a gift for the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Cases of new mpox strain more than double among children in DR Congo and Burundi
As of 3 November, cases among children in the DRC had increased by over 130% from about 11,300 suspected cases to 25,600, while in Burundi, mpox has risen from 89 confirmed child cases to around 1,100 since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency