Yemen: Call for independent probe into deadly prison airstrikes
Airstrikes in late January by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that hit a detention facility in the northern city of Sa’ada, killed some 91...
Exploring Senegal and appreciating Africa
DAKAR, Senegal—“Bye, bye cold weather” and “As-Salaam Alaikum, Africa.” That’s what our group of 14, eight adults and six children, said as we boarded...
Children reportedly killed during U.S. raid in Syria
United States Special Forces carried out a major raid in northwest Syria in the early hours of the morning of Feb. 3 that reportedly resulted in the...
Iran begins festivities marking 43rd Islamic Revolution anniversary
Iran has begun celebrations to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the U.S.-backed Pahlavi regime. The festivities, known as the Ten-Day...
Superhighway paves over a Nairobi slum, leaving thousands homeless
(GIN)—An ambitious road construction project in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has demolished some 13,000 homes in the informal housing of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, technically a...
Economies of former French colonies still under colonial control
In recent years, France has received an ever-growing barrage of negative news reports concerning its neocolonial ties to Africa. From 2018, when the French...
Turkey: 19 migrants now found dead at border with Greece
ISTANBUL—Turkish authorities on Feb. 3 found seven more dead bodies near Turkey’s border with Greece, raising to 19 the number of migrants who have...
Panama renews bid to pass bill marking 1989 U.S. invasion as ‘mourning day’
Panama’s National Assembly has renewed efforts to pass a bill to officially recognize December 20 as the ‘day of national mourning,’ marking the deadly...
A ‘son of Africa’ honored Abdul Akbar Muhammad enstooled as chief in Ghana
A major distinction was bestowed on a son of Africa and longtime servant in the global struggle of Black people. Abdul Akbar Muhammad, the...
What’s happening in the Motherland? Latest coup targets Burkino Faso
Last year there were more coups in sub-Saharan Africa than at any time in the past two decades. January 24 in Burkino Faso marked...