カテゴリー: Africa
From Ukraine developments and China’s Covid surge to renewable energy and hope for the AmazonA near-inevitable global recession sparked by a lengthening war in Europe’s frozen east; an energy crisis coupled with soaring inflation; Covid-19 finally runn…
Fact-finding team sent by Pakistani government finds contradictions in reports on Arshad Sharif’s deathA team set up by the Pakistani government to investigate the killing of a well-known Pakistani journalist in Nairobi said it found several contradict…
Developing countries demand agreement on loss and damage fund as leaders criticise gaps in climate draft Continue reading…
In Siena, Luisa worries about social media. In Delhi, Nikita is trying to proof her house against air pollution. Here, couples who have welcomed a new child in recent months share their dreams and fears for them on an ever more crowded planetTuesday 15…
While it appears committed to renewable energy goals, China’s international commitments fall short of what experts say is neededCop27 live – latest news updatesAfter decades of fossil fuel-driven economic growth and industrialisation, China is now the …
Kenyan police decline to respond to interior minister’s comments regarding death of Arshad SharifPakistan’s interior minister has said evidence suggests a prominent Pakistani journalist was the victim of a targeted killing in Kenya, rather than an acci…
Police say Arshad Sharif was shot after his car failed to halt at a roadblock near NairobiA senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of stopping at a roadblock near Nai…
Country investigating 206 cases of kidney injury that could be linked to ingredients in liquid medicinesIndonesia has banned the sale of all syrup medicines as it investigates the deaths this year of nearly 100 children, warning that the liquids may co…
Disregard for manufacturing standards could ruin the country’s reputation as the ‘developing world’s pharmacy’ and risk wider problems globallyIndia’s reputation as the “pharmacy of the developing world”, built assiduously by the country’s pharmaceutic…
Williamson Pink Star sets world record highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auctionAn extremely rare “fancy vivid pink” diamond has sold for 453m Hong Kong dollars (£52m) – more than double its estimated price – and set a world record for the …
The general assembly is expected to see fresh tussles over future of Ukraine, as well as the threats of famine and the climate crisis in the global southThe UN general assembly summit this week will be dominated by a struggle – between the US and its a…
PM Narendra Modi to welcome the eight animals amid fears that they may struggle with Kuno national park habitat or clash with leopardsEight Namibian cheetahs have been airlifted to India, part of an ambitious project to reintroduce the big cats after t…
From cancelling student loan debt to raising minimum wage, different strategies aim to reduce effects of soaring pricesThe Covid pandemic, soaring food and fuel prices, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have dealt a triple blow to people around the worl…
We asked 14 writers, editors and publishers to tell us their current favourites from around the worldMy holiday reading begins with The Merciless Ones, the second young adult novel by Namina Forna. It’s the middle volume in a speculative fiction trilog…