Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub and the government is cracking down on illegal operations
ABUJA, Nigeria—Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium,...
Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on May 24 called for an end to renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where reports have...
China slams UK for ‘wanton stigmatization’ of its citizens
Former Royal Marine, Matthew Trickett, 37, was found dead in Grenfell Park in Maidenhead, England. China says the United Kingdom is making false charges against...
Cuba congratulates new president of Vietnam
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez extended greetings to To Lam, following his election...
Kenya, Haiti and America’s ‘repackaged’ Africa policies
Two years ago, at the second-ever U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, President Joe Biden, said that he was “all in” on the continent. He told the...
Uncertainty in the Middle East and the pursuit of legal actions against Israel
Along with the ongoing bloodshed of war that has killed more than 36,000 people in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including...
Questions arise after failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Three Americans involved in a brazen June attack on Congo’s presidential palace formed an unlikely trio under the leadership of the African country’s eccentric...
Senegalese PM blasts French military presence, raises possibility of closing bases
Senegal’s prime minister has vehemently denounced the French military presence in his country and raised the possibility of closing its bases amid a growing...
Australia, New Zealand evacuating nationals from New Caledonia amid protests
Australia and New Zealand are sending planes to New Caledonia to evacuate nationals stranded in the French-ruled territory which has experienced deadly protests calling...
Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF
The number of child migrants crossing the perilous Darién Gap has surged by 40 percent so far this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...