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A growing water crisis in the Motherland
“True sustainability in Africa requires more than policy reform—it requires a transformation in how humans understand their relationship with the earth.” ~ Ikechukwu...
Trump and the future of the Iran war
A decision to prolong or end the eight-month war on Iran, which was supposed to last a few weeks at most, will be made...
UN condemns embargo on Cuba despite U.S. lobbying push
The United Nations General Assembly has for the 34th time voted for a resolution condemning the United States’ economic embargo on Cuba despite Washington’s...
Number of people fleeing Ethiopia into Kenya rises to 36,000 as local leaders appeal for support
Evelyne Musambi NAIROBI, Kenya—The number of people fleeing violence in Ethiopia into neighboring Kenya has risen to 36,000, the United Nations said Oct. 27, as...
Cuba says U.S.-based suspects confessed in armed incursion and face terrorism charges
HAVANA—A group of men captured in February after attempting to enter Cuba by force from the United States have confessed and cooperated with investigators,...
Burkina Faso moves to decolonize education through curriculum reform
by Nicholas Mwangi Burkina Faso has begun reviewing its history, geography and civic education curricula. The government says the aim is to “decolonize” the country’s...
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal offers U.S. steep discounts, with little for Caracas: Report
The full text of the agreement remained closely guarded until U.S. investigative news outlet ProPublica reviewed a copy. According to the report, the 18-...
Criminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to act
BOGOTA, Colombia—Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a United Nations conference in...
German Members of Parliament clash over colonial genocide
German lawmakers have clashed over demands for reparations for the killing of tens of thousands of Africans in colonial-era Namibia in what is widely...
AES launches joint Sahelian state media channel
by Nicholas Mwangi, Breakthrough News Tafouk TV, the media channel launched by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), has taken a significant step forward, beginning...