A senior U.N. official warned Wednesday that the current political standoff in Libya could lead to instability and two parallel governments in the country.”As long as the standoff over executive legitimacy continues, Libya could again see two parallel …
BEIJING — Mainland China posted a steep jump in daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, with new symptomatic cases more than doubling from a day earlier to a two-year high as a virus outbreak expanded rapidly in the country’s northeast.A total of 3,507 d…
The Chinese city of Shenzhen is in lockdown, following an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Shenzhen, often described as China’s Silicon Valley, is home to several Apple suppliers, including Foxconn.The city’s public transportation has closed, and residents ar…
The death toll in a train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been revised upward to 75, with 125 injured, rail officials and the communications ministry said Sunday.Officials on Saturday gave a toll of 60 men, women and children kil…
Gunmen killed at least 13 gendarmes in an ambush Sunday at Taparko, a mining town in northern Burkina Faso regularly targeted by jihadist fighters, security sources said.”A team from the gendarmerie at Dori fell into an ambush set by armed individuals …
Roegchanda Pascoe braved death threats while trying to ease the gang violence plaguing the Cape Flats community just outside Cape Town, South Africa. Facia Boyenoh Harris faced harassment while advocating for women’s rights and protections against sexu…
A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources said on Saturday.”(Currently) the toll is 61 dead, men, women and children (and) 52 injured who have been evacuated,” Mar…
Women account for most of Africa’s agricultural workforce and acutely feel the burdens of climate change, but too often their voices go unheard in farming- and climate-related policymaking and programs.That’s just one of the assessments a United Nation…
As the world grapples with the COVID-19, even though most countries reporting a decline in number of cases registered. governments around the world are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to protect their citizens from the dreadful diseaseIndeed…
The African region is lagging behind in COVID-19 vaccination roll out with only 10.2% of its population fully vaccinated compared to 55.5% globally. Between January and August 2021, the low vaccination coverage was due to insufficientavailability of va…