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A landmark as South Africa’s ANC dips below 50 percent support

CAPE TOWN, South Africa—South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has received less than 50 percent of votes in nationwide elections for the first...

What do European nations owe us, and what do we owe ourselves?

A two-day conference to discuss reparations and repatriation was convened virtually by the European Regional headquarters of the Nation of Islam in London, England....

Willing to suffer economic hardship, demonstrators have been unable to oust Sudanese military regime

Prices on the streets of Sudan have skyrocketed, and with few dollars in circulation, it’s difficult not to go without. On top of the country’s...

UN expert criticizes boycott of Durban Process against racism, calls for action

An independent UN expert in late October, strongly criticized countries which continue to boycott the 20-year-old Durban Declaration against racism and called on them...

Israel settlement expansion ‘tramples’ on human rights law, experts contend

Israel’s plan to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem has drawn strong condemnation from...

Canada appeals decision on indigenous children but seeks settlement talks

The Canadian government has appealed a federal court decision upholding a ruling that would require that it pay billions of dollars to indigenous children...

In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP

“Pockets of famine” have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Program (WFP) said on Oct. 2. “We have some pockets of IPC 5 or famine-like...

Cuba Warns U.S. against fanning protests in island country ahead of Nov. 15 rallies

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has warned the U.S. embassy in Havana against fomenting protests by dissidents on the Communist-run island, denouncing attempts made by Washington to...

U.S. created the atmosphere in Sudan for military coup: Journalist

The United States created the political atmosphere in the Republic of Sudan that led to the military coup in the African country, according to...

Sudan protesters: ‘We will not negotiate any more with the military’

Thousands took to the streets of Khartoum recently in response to Sudan’s latest military coup. “We reject the statement (made by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan)...