Sierra Leoneans will vote Saturday in fiercely contested presidential and parliamentary elections, amid international calls for peace and a cost-of-living crisis that helped spark deadly riots last year.The West African country, which never fully recovered economically from a 1991-2002 civil war and the Ebola epidemic a decade later, was further pummelled by the Covid pandemic …
Around 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said on Friday.The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at least one newborn baby is among those missing, said UNHCR representative to Italy Chiara Cardoletti.The vessel left from Sfax in Tunisia and was carrying 46 migrants from …
Around 40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck: UNFri, 23 Jun 2023 22:18:53 GMT Read More »
Malian voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution in a referendum, marking a key step in the ruling junta’s declared plans to restore civilian rule, provisional results showed Friday.The military has made the draft constitution a cornerstone for the rebuilding of Mali, which is facing the spread of jihadism and a deep, multi-faceted crisis.Ninety-seven percent …
Malians approved constitutional changes, says election bodyFri, 23 Jun 2023 19:11:37 GMT Read More »
Activists on Friday criticised Madrid and Rabat for failing to act faster to help migrants trying to reach Spain by boat, after at least two people died this week.Spanish campaign group Caminando Fronteras, which takes calls from migrants or their loved ones about boats in distress, says 37 people are missing after their vessel sank …
Spain, Morocco, under fire over migrant sea rescuesFri, 23 Jun 2023 18:10:29 GMT Read More »
A global climate summit wrapped up Friday with leaders agreeing that the international financial system was woefully inadequate in an era of global warming, after taking a number of small steps to helping debt-burdened developing nations.While host country France pitched the conference as a consensus-building exercise, leaders were under pressure to produce clear outcomes from the …
Big ideas, small steps at climate finance summitFri, 23 Jun 2023 17:21:24 GMT Read More »
Desperately needed relief supplies are being confiscated by the warring parties in Sudan as fighting spreads to areas previously untouched by the 10-week-old conflict between top generals, aid agencies said on Friday.Demonstrations in support of the regular army were held Friday in greater Khartoum and in White Nile state to its south as civilians gave …
Aid situation worsens as Sudan fighting spreadsFri, 23 Jun 2023 16:41:29 GMT Read More »
Sebastien Ogier dominated Friday’s stages in the Safari Rally as some of his rivals lost horsepower when zebras wandered onto the course.”We had a group of zebras so we had to stop for them a few times,” said Ott Tanak, who won Thursday’s opening stage but was then held up by the wildlife on the …
Eritrean refugee Ammar Mohamed Hajj is overcome with emotion when he recalls that “dark day” a year ago when dozens of migrants died or went missing tried to cross into Spain.”I slept with friends under a tree, then I lost them forever a few hours later,” said the 23-year-old of the tragedy that occurred on …
Survivor of Melilla migrant tragedy still eyes EuropeFri, 23 Jun 2023 15:04:59 GMT Read More »
Hope and relief spread across Zambia on Friday after foreign lenders agreed to restructure part of the country’s debt, a win for president Hakainde Hichilema who was elected on a promise to strengthen a buckling economy.Zambia, whose total debt amounts to $32.8 billion, defaulted on its $18.6-billion foreign debt in 2020 at the height of …
Cheers in Zambia after landmark debt dealFri, 23 Jun 2023 14:51:13 GMT Read More »
A global climate summit wrapped up Friday with a “consensus” that the international financial system was woefully inadequate in an era of global warming, after taking small steps to helping debt-burdened developing nations.While host country France pitched the conference as a consensus-building exercise, leaders were under pressure to produce clear outcomes from the two-day meeting as …
Big ideas but small steps at climate finance summitFri, 23 Jun 2023 11:43:41 GMT Read More »
