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Killers of African revolutionary Sankara finally convicted in Burkina Faso after 35 years

(GIN)—In what appeared to be a “cold case” after a standstill of over 30 years, a military tribunal has finally ruled in the case...

Pakistan’s parliament elects Shehbaz Sharif as new prime minister after Khan’s ouster

The Pakistani parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister after his predecessor Imran Khan was removed and most of his party’s...

Hamas: Israeli threats can’t frighten Palestinians

The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas delivers a strong-worded response to belligerent remarks by the Israeli regime’s minister for military affairs, Benny Gantz. Mr. Gantz...

France’s Macron faces angry voters as he fights for 2nd term

MULHOUSE, France—Facing a tougher-than expected fight for re-election, French President Emmanuel Macron has hit the campaign trail at last—and it isn’t always proving welcoming. But...

Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral wealth continues to be exploited

In 2009 African Business magazine estimated the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) total mineral wealth at $24 trillion was the equivalent to the GDP...

Tired of ‘living while Black’: Many finding a place in Africa

Serious interest in going back to and engaging with Africa keeps growing among Blacks in the West separated from the continent for nearly 500...

‘Water grab’ by profit-seeking corporations starve African lands of vital resources, report says

(GIN)—In anticipation of Earth Day on April 22, a blistering new study has emerged on the escalating climate crisis in Africa and the threat...

Deported Black asylum seekers at risk in Cameroon

(GIN)—As the U.S. prepares to welcome tens of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing war, scores of African and Caribbean refugees are being sent back to...

Time to disband American naval base in Bahrain, expel military forces: Opposition

A Bahraini opposition group has denounced the presence of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf kingdom, emphasizing that the massive American naval...

78 Palestinian children under 18 killed by Israel in 2021, says statistical institution

Israeli military forces killed 78 Palestinian children under 18 years in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip in 2021, the Palestinian Central...