South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on western nations to deliver a financial package they promised to help the nation speed up its move away from coal. When it…
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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…