Ghana foresees end to neocolonial trading relationships starting with cocoa
(GIN)—At a state visit to Switzerland last year, Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo put his cards on the table. The second largest cocoa producer would...
‘Mass deaths’ alert in Myanmar as 100,000 flee junta’s heavy weapons
In Myanmar, international action is needed urgently to prevent “mass deaths” there, after civilians fled attacks by so-called “junta bombs,” a top independent UN...
OAS mission visits Haiti amid concerns of violence, chaos
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A mission from the Organization of American States arrived in Haiti on June 8 amid concerns over what it called the country’s grave...
Nigeria: A nation in turmoil due to internal conflict and external interference
In light of constant chaos and crisis within Nigeria, some observers and experts question if it should be considered a failed state? They point...
Low-paid UK workers ‘most at risk of losing jobs when furlough ends’
Low-paid workers in the United Kingdom already hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic face the highest risk of losing their jobs later this year,...
Israel, Egypt, Ethiopia and convoluted U.S. foreign policy
Israel and Egypt are America’s principal Middle East and North Africa watchdogs of United States foreign policy. Why else would Israel be endowed by...
Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup
BAMAKO, Mali—Mali coup leader Col. Assimi Goita was sworn in June 7 as president of a transitional government, solidifying his grip on power in...
In letter to UN, Eritrea accuses U.S. of destabilizing Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh has blamed the United States for “stoking further conflict and destabilization” in Ethiopia’s Tigray through interference and intimidation in...
WFP feeds more than one million in Tigray, but needs support to reach more
More than one million people in two areas of the war-ravaged Tigray region in Ethiopia have received emergency food assistance since distributions began in March,...
More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
KAMLOOPS, British Colombia—The remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, have been found buried on the site of what was...