Category: World
Iran war sends Chinese EV and battery exports soaring in Q1
Exports of all green technologies manufactured in China surged in March and in the first quarter, making Chinese clean energy manufacturers winners in [...]
Queiroz given short-term World Cup mission as Ghana bet on experience
The Ghana Football Association has handed new Black Stars coach Carlos Queiroz a short-term mandate to lead the team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with [...]
US: American citizens warned to reconsider travelling to Nigeria on safety grounds
The U.S. Department of State issued a stark update to its Nigeria Travel Advisory on April 8, 2026, maintaining the country's overall status at Level [...]
The Gambia: British Barrister Martin Hackett appointed to lead prosecution of Jammeh-era atrocities
The Gambia has appointed British barrister Martin Hackett as its first special prosecutor to lead the prosecution of human rights abuses committed dur [...]
Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Israel will hold direct talks with Lebanon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on April 9, 2026, that he has authorised direct negotiations with the Lebanese government to begin [...]
Malawi: Rapists to be castrated as punishment
The proposal to introduce castration as a punishment for rapists in Malawi has recently moved from public discourse into formal parliamentary consider [...]
End of an Era: Notorious ringleader behind $19M human trafficking network apprehended in Ethiopia
Ethiopian authorities have announced the arrest of Yitbarek Dawit, also known as Kibrom, a notorious ringleader of a sprawling international human tra [...]
Intelligence head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed in strike
The head of the intelligence organisation of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed on Monday in a “terrorist attack by the Ameri [...]
Cameroon President Biya Appoints Son As Vice President, Hands Him Military Command
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has appointed his son, Franck Emmanuel Biya, as Vice President of the Republic and Head of the Armed Forces, consolidat [...]
The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth
No one will have been further from home than the Artemis astronauts.
But as the Earth shrinks ever smaller in their rear-view mirror, they’ve [...]