Egypt: Residents struggle amid price hikes
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Egypt: Residents struggle amid price hikes

Egyptians are fretting over price hikes that have seen the cost of everyday goods surge. It comes after the government

Haiti: Human Rights Watch sounds alarm on drone strikes
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Haiti: Human Rights Watch sounds alarm on drone strikes

According to Human Rights Watch, the Haitian government is using its security forces and contractors to launch drone strikes on

Residents of Ethiopia’s Tigray region start to flee amid fears of renewed civil war
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Residents of Ethiopia’s Tigray region start to flee amid fears of renewed civil war

Less than four years after a peace agreement ended the civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, conflict is looming once

Film: Dancing through resistance in Belleville
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Film: Dancing through resistance in Belleville

Under the theme “Resistance and Revolt: The Power of Images,” the 2026 Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human

Niger: Army repels attack on Tahoua drone base
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Niger: Army repels attack on Tahoua drone base

A military drone base at the airport in Niger’s Tahoua was targeted overnight Sunday. Local authorities say the army fended

Guinea: Opposition reacts to dissolution of 40 political parties
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Guinea: Opposition reacts to dissolution of 40 political parties

Guinea’s main opposition figure, Cellou Dalein Diallo, accused President Mamadi Doumbouya of attempting to build a one party state, after

Egyptian artist takes on the male-dominated Sufi practice of whirling
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Egyptian artist takes on the male-dominated Sufi practice of whirling

An artist captivated a crowd in Cairo as she whirled to folklore music in a long red dress, leading a

Dead on arrival: South Sudan’s devastated health system
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Dead on arrival: South Sudan’s devastated health system

South Sudan’s healthcare system has been so crippled by years of corruption that when a state governor experienced high blood

Corruption trial of Erdogan opponent and 400 others opens in Turkey
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Corruption trial of Erdogan opponent and 400 others opens in Turkey

Istanbul’s jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial on Monday in a sprawling corruption case critics say is a politically

South Africa still battling FMD in cattle, mass vaccination campaign launched
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South Africa still battling FMD in cattle, mass vaccination campaign launched

South Africa embarked on a mass vaccination of cattle on Friday to stem an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that threatens