Burundi is dealing with its biggest influx of refugees in 25 years as families flee the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations refugee agency said.Rwandan-backed M23 fighters have made big gains in the eastern DRC, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu, prompting warnings to the UN Security Council and …
Top diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies will convene in South Africa on Thursday for a meeting dominated by a packed global agenda but overshadowed by a snub by the top US envoy.As a curtain-raiser to the G20 summit in November, the foreign ministers will gather for talks over two days, held for …
Two rhinos munch serenely on grass as the sun rises over Mount Kenya, oblivious to the massive global endeavour to prevent them being the last of their kind.Najin and her daughter Fatu are the only northern white rhinos left on Earth. The clock is ticking before they become the latest in a long line of …
Najin spends a lot of time by herself these days because her rebellious daughter prefers to hang out with her best friend.This might sound like a common parental complaint, but Najin has a particularly strong argument — she and her daughter are the only members of their species left on Earth.They are the last two …
Egypt’s antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since the famed discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.The tomb, discovered near the Valley of the Kings in Luxor in southern Egypt, belonged to King Thutmose II of the 18th dynasty, who lived nearly …
Egypt unveils first ancient royal tomb since TutankhamunThu, 20 Feb 2025 01:22:09 GMT Read More »
Prominent Tunisian human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine was released from jail on Wednesday after an appeals court ruling, AFP journalists said, although she remains barred from leaving the country.A court spokesman earlier said Bensedrine cannot leave Tunisia as she still faces charges in other cases.”I can only be happy, as no one wants to be …
Tunisia court orders release of top rights activistWed, 19 Feb 2025 18:53:11 GMT Read More »
Kenya was condemned by Sudan and critics at home as “criminally irresponsible” on Wednesday for hosting Sudanese paramilitaries who are planning to declare a parallel government.At a high-profile event in Nairobi this week, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the Sudanese army for nearly two years, said they would sign a founding charter …
Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads through the region, with Burundi forced to pull back troops and Uganda securing a key city.There are fears the escalation of fighting between troops and militias in the vast mineral-rich region could trigger a repeat of the …
Burundi, Uganda manoeuvre as DR Congo violence spreadsWed, 19 Feb 2025 16:07:28 GMT Read More »
South Africa on Wednesday pushed back the coalition government’s first national budget speech to parliament in a shock move following internal pressures over tax hikes. The speech to outline the government’s annual fiscal priorities, including ways of raising revenue, was due to be delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in parliament in Cape Town.”It is something …
South Africa postpones budget speech over tax impasseWed, 19 Feb 2025 15:00:17 GMT Read More »
A Ugandan judge on Wednesday rejected a demand to release opposition leader Kizza Besigye from jail due to ill health, sending the visibly frail government critic back to prison.Besigye, 68, is a leading opponent of President Yoweri Museveni — in power for nearly 40 years — whom he has unsuccessfully challenged in four elections.He was …
