Deputy President impeached over corruption charges
Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been removed from office marking the first impeachment of a deputy president under the country’s 2010 constitution. Senate Speaker Amason Kingi announced that “senators…
At BRICS summit, Russia to push to end dollar dominance
October 17, 2024 Russia is seeking to convince BRICS countries to build an alternative platform for international payments that would be immune to Western sanctions when it hosts the group’s…
World’s 26 poorest nations in worst debt since 2006-World Bank
Oct. 14, 2024 The World Bank says 26 poorest countries worldwide “are deeper in debt than at any other time since 2006,” while being increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and…
Child among several killed in Channel crossing attempt, French minister says
October 5, 2024 Several people, including a child, died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on Saturday. Attempts to cross the…
Rescuers race to find over 100 migrants missing off Djibouti coast
October 2, 2024 Rescuers are searching for more than 100 migrants off the coast of Djibouti after smugglers forced them to jump into the sea, the U.N. migration agency said…
WHO recommends maternal vaccine and antibody shot to prevent RSV in infants
October 2, 2024 The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended vaccinating pregnant women and administering infants with an antibody to prevent severe respiratory synctial virus (RSV) infection in newborns. RSV,…
45 killed as two migrant boats sink off Djibouti – UN migration agency says
October 1, 2024 Forty-five migrants have died after two ships wrecked sank off the coast of the East African nation of Djibouti with many still missing, a spokesperson for the…
At least 12 die, 10 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
September 30, 2024 At least 12 people died, including three infants, and 10 others were missing after their boat sank on Monday off the Tunisian coast at Djerba as they…
African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap
September 27, 2024 At least five African countries are working on what could be the world’s first joint “debt-for-nature” swap to raise at least $2 billion to protect a coral-rich…
Red Cross appeals for more attention on deaths of local aid workers
September 9, 2024 Killings of local humanitarian workers in conflicts around the world must provoke the same outrage as international aid workers harmed in conflict, the head of the International…