Niger revokes military accord with US – junta spokesperson says
March 17, 2024 Niger’s ruling junta has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defense on its soil,…
Global child mortality rates dropped in 2022 but progress slow – UN
March 13, 2024 The number of children globally who died before their fifth birthday dropped to a record low of 4.9 million in 2022, but that still represents one death…
Junta-led Sahel states to form joint force to fight insurgents
March 7, 2024 Junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories, Niger’s armed forces chief Moussa Salaou…
Ghana anti-LGBTQ bill could derail IMF support if it becomes law – Document
March 4, 2024 Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill could lead to a loss of $3.8 billion in World Bank financing over the next five to six years if it becomes law, derailing…
Guinness World Records: Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient
March 4, 2024 Four decades after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition and given just six months to live, Bert Janssen has set a Guinness World Record as the…
Italy arrests 12 suspected human traffickers over speed boat migrant trips from Tunisia
February 21, 2024 Italian police said on Wednesday they had arrested 12 suspected human traffickers for allegedly organising high-speed transfers for at least 73 illegal migrants from Tunisia to Europe….
Russia says it shipped 200,000 tonnes of free grain to six African countries
February 21, 2024 Russia’s agriculture minister said late on Tuesday that Moscow had completed its initiative of shipping 200,000 metric tonnes of free grain to six African countries, as promised…
Ghana lawmaker says jailing LGBT offenders would encourage sodomy in prison
February 17, 2024 A Ghanaian legislator has asked parliament to replace jail terms for gay sex with non-custodial sentences including counselling, saying the anti-LGBT bill currently making its way through…
Oil majors seek arbitration in gas dispute with Dutch state
February 14, 2024 Shell and ExxonMobil have asked an arbitration court to decide whether the Dutch state should compensate them for the ending of gas production at the large Groningen…
Over 1,000 migrants died or went missing off Tunisia in 2023
February 13, 2024 A record 1,313 migrants were reported to have died or went missing off the Tunisian coast last year, a rights group said on Tuesday, highlighting the worsening…