The Ethiopian government says it aims to take control of airports and other federal facilities in the Tigray region “to protect Ethiopia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”. It said in a…
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Kenya: Africa’s health boss mistreated at German airport
The acting head of the African Centres for Disease Control (CDC), Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, has returned to Kenya after allegedly being mistreated over the weekend by immigration officials at Frankfurt…
Mali: UN peacekeepers killed in an explosion
Two UN peacekeepers have been killed and four seriously injured in Mali, after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device during a search for mines. A report by the UN…
Tanzania: President Samia Suluhu Hassan asks women to have fewer babies
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed concern over the high birth rate in the East African country and urged citizens to take up birth control measures. It is a…
India: Men crash women’s college event
Indian police have opened an investigation after a viral video showed some men scaling the walls of a women’s college in capital city Delhi. The incident occurred during an event…
Qatar: Al Jazeera staff allege harassment and bullying went unchecked
Kamahl Santamaria, a veteran television journalist, was just 32 days into his job at New Zealand’s top broadcaster TVNZ when he resigned. Surprise gave way to shock as allegations about…
UK: A hand-to-mouth British government living hour by hour
This is a hand-to-mouth government, living hour by hour and now the Truss programme for government is dead. If you pick up the hint of panic in the air, you’re…
Japan: Religious group under investigation after leader’s murder
Japan’s prime minister has ordered an inquiry into the Unification Church, a religious group that has come under the spotlight after the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. The man…
Greece: 92 naked migrants found at Greece-Turkey border
The United Nations’ refugee agency has said it is “deeply distressed” by the discovery of almost 100 naked men at the border between Greece and Turkey. The two countries have…
Iran: Prison fire kills four and injures sixty-one
Four prisoners have died and 61 have been injured following a major fire at Iran’s notorious Evin prison, according to an Iranian state news agency. Sources inside the prison –…