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Ethiopia’s Amhara region to enrol millions of out-of-school children
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Ethiopia’s Amhara region to enrol millions of out-of-school children

Over the past two years, armed conflict and insecurity have prevented millions of students from returning to classrooms…Read More

Pro-Palestine protests sweep Kenya, Senegal and South Africa amid Gaza famine fears
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Pro-Palestine protests sweep Kenya, Senegal and South Africa amid Gaza famine fears

According to Gaza’s health ministry, at least 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, with thousands more injured or

Four journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say
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Four journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say

Among the 19 killed were four journalists including 33-year-old Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who had worked for The Associated

Students clash with riot police in Jakarta over MPs’ housing benefits
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Students clash with riot police in Jakarta over MPs’ housing benefits

Riot police clashed with thousands of students in Jakarta on Monday as protests erupted against lawmakers’ allowances, with demonstrators attempting

Sri Lanka’s International Kite Festival returns after six-year break
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Sri Lanka’s International Kite Festival returns after six-year break

Colourful kites in the shapes of animals, flowers and comic characters filled the skies above Colombo on Sunday as Sri

United Nations warns the Rohingya crisis has worsened eight years on
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United Nations warns the Rohingya crisis has worsened eight years on

The 25 August marks the anniversary of the start of the Myanmar government’s military crackdown that forced them to flee…Read

Annual military music festival gets underway on Moscow’s Red Square
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Annual military music festival gets underway on Moscow’s Red Square

Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including from Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe…Read More

Eswatini government faces court challenge over US deportees
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Eswatini government faces court challenge over US deportees

A group of human rights lawyers and NGOs says the country’s acceptance of five third-country deportees is unconstitutional…Read More

UK compensates Kenyans effected in 2021 military fire
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UK compensates Kenyans effected in 2021 military fire

A long wait for justice comes to an end in Kenya. The UK government has agreed to pay £2.9 million,

Guinea’s junta suspends three main political parties
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Guinea’s junta suspends three main political parties

Ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum campaign, Guinea’s military junta moves to suspend three major political parties, including that of