‘Trouble’ ahead if there’s no Brexit deal in next 10 days, Irish FM warns
With the December 31 deadline fast approaching, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that there is a risk of “trouble” in the absence of a...
Thai police use water cannon against protest outside parliament
Riot police in Thailand have used water cannons to disperse protesters trying to cut their way through razor wire hurdles outside the parliament in...
Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
SUMATRA, Indonesia—With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls— and no one was around to hear...
Spain opens 2nd migrant camp on overrun Gran Canaria island
BARCELONA, Spain—Spain’s government is scrambling to manage the steady stream of migrants to its Canary Islands from West Africa by opening a second holding...
Cash-strapped African countries face pain from foreign interest obligations
(GIN)—Foreign investors who plied African countries with huge loans despite obvious difficulties for repayment got some bad news recently. The government of Zambia announced it...
UN releases $100 million to guard against famine
The United Nations released $100 million of emergency funding on Nov. 17 to stave off the risk of famine in seven countries most at risk from...
An African Giant Passes Remembering Ghana’s President Jerry John Rawlings
Another African tree has fallen with the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings, 73, who led Ghana’s successful transition to a stable democracy...
EndSARS movement born out of young Nigerians’ outrage against police brutality
“For people who are not familiar with the histories of (global) policing and even just youth struggles, political struggles in Nigeria, the #EndSARS uprising...
Covid-19: Slow road to jobs recovery for Latin America and the Caribbean
The labor market in Latin America and the Caribbean faces a slow recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for “active macro policies”...
Blacks and Whites clash at South African school incident
JOHANNESBURG—South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has called for restraint Nov. 10 following clashes at an anti-racism protest outside a school in Cape Town. Members of...