Africa
From Tokyo to New York, thousands protest against invasion of Ukraine
Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday ...Ugandans would face fines, jail for refusing COVID jab under new law
Uganda plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who fail to pay could be ...Eighteen civilians killed in west Niger attack
Eighteen civilians were killed when their transport vehicle came under attack in a part of western Niger frequently targeted by Islamist militants, ...Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant
Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that ...France and allies to withdraw troops from Mali
France and military allies said on Thursday they would leave Mali after almost a decade based there fighting Islamist insurgents around West ...Two protesters killed as thousands rally against Sudan coup
At least two protesters were shot dead as security forces confronted crowds marching in Sudan on Monday demanding the release of prisoners ...South Sudan risks return to war, UN warns
South Sudan risks a return to war, the United Nations warned Friday, with outbreaks of interethnic violence and political infighting threatening to ...Burkina Faso junta chief declared president
Burkina Faso’s new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared president by the country’s top constitutional body after a coup last ...Libyan Prime Minister survives assassination attempt
Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him ...Moroccan boy trapped in well dies before rescue
A small boy trapped in a well in northern Moroccan for five days died before rescuers were able to reach him late ...














