Kenya: Ruling coalition denies plot to scrap term limit

Kenya’s ruling coalition has denied having a hand in a proposal by one of its lawmakers to remove presidential term limits and replace it with an age limit. The country’s…

Nigerian: Amnesty International condemns Public whipping of TikTok stars

Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of two TikTok stars in the northern Nigerian state of Kano for defaming the state governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The TikTokers, Mubarak Muhammad alias Unique…

Egypt: Major climate polluters are criminals – Namibia president

The Namibian President Hage Geingob has accused wealthy nations of not being honest when talking about the fight against climate change. Speaking to the BBC at a side event at…

Germany: Authorities investigate case of a girl locked away for years by family

An eight-year-old girl’s mother and grandparents are being investigated after German prosecutors say she was locked away for seven years. She was finally freed from the house at the end…

Norway: Princess quits royal duties for alternative medicine

Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise has relinquished her royal duties to focus on her alternative medicine business with her fiancé, a self-styled shaman. The Princess will keep her title, but is…

Iran: Successful testing flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space

Iran has announced the successful test flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space, three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia. The United States…

Bahrain: Prisoners’ families hold small protest during pope visit

Relatives of death row and life inmates in Bahrain have held a small protest along Pope Francis’s motorcade route calling for the freedom of political prisoners in the Gulf Arab…

Switzerland: UN hearings probing alleged Israeli rights abuses open in Geneva

A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has begun public hearings on the alleged human rights violations in the Palestinian territories, with the first day focusing on Israel’s outlawing of several…

Somalia: Al-Shabab gunmen attack military base

Suspected al-Shabab fighters attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region on Monday, the defence ministry has said, days after the area was captured by government forces. The…

France: Lionel Messi in injury scare two weeks before World Cup 2022

Lionel Messi missed his club side Paris Saint Germain’s 2-1 win over Lorient on Sunday due to an inflamed Achilles tendon, the injury scare coming for the Argentina captain less…