Section: Africa
- Angola (92)
- Ghana (31)
- Kenya (410)
- Liberia (28)
- Libya (187)
- Morocco (51)
- Nigeria (1,369)
- South Africa (2,850)
- South Sudan (18)
- Sudan (12)
- Swaziland (1)
- Tanzania (552)
‘Authorities are step-by-step escalating repression’ in Crimea
In an interview with DW, Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov explained what the recent ban of his organization means for the governing body of Crimean Tatars. He also criticized Russian authorities. …read more Source:...
‘Authorities are step-by-step escalating repression’
In an interview with DW, Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov explained what the recent ban of his organization means for the governing body of Crimean Tatars. He also criticized Russian authorities. …read more Source:...
France urged not to renew Russia sanctions
The French parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution urging the government not to back the extension of sanctions against Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Trump vows ‘America first’ foreign policy
Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump/AFPWASHINGTON, Apr 28 – Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump promised a top-to-bottom overhaul of US foreign policy Wednesday to put “America first” and make its allies pay up. In a major foreign policy speech short on specifics that left Washington experts scratching their heads, Trump...
News24.com | Pregnant woman among 4 killed in east Ukraine
Four civilians including a pregnant woman have been killed and eight others wounded when their cars came under mortar fire in war-torn eastern Ukraine, rebel officials say. …read more Source:...
Watchdog Report: World Press Freedom Hits 10-Year Low
Freedom of the press declined across the globe last year to its lowest point in more than a decade, a Washington watchdog group has concluded. Freedom House, which advocates for the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world, said in a new report Wednesday that only one in seven people across the globe lives in countries where coverage...
Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of nuclear disaster
Commemorations are under way in Ukraine to mark the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Sirens were sounded at the same moment as the first explosion at the reactor, in the early hours of April 26, 1986. The meltdown at the Soviet plant was the worst nuclear disaster in history. An uncontrolled reaction …read more Source:...
Crimea court upholds Tatar assembly ban
A Moscow-appointed prosecutor has hailed the ban on the ‘extremist’ Tatar representative body. But human rights groups said criminalizing the Mejlis is just another step aimed at ‘snuffing out’ dissent in Crimea. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl catastrophe
Ukrainians have held candlelit vigils to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. …read more Source:...
Thirty years on, Ukraine remembers Chernobyl catastrophe
Candles set in the shape of a radiation hazard symbol are seen on a square next to the monument to Chernobyl victims in Slavutych on the 30th anniversary of the nuclear power plant disaster which has killed thousands and permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe – AFP/GettyCHERNOBYL, Ukraine, Apr 26 – Ukrainians held candlelit vigils Tuesday...
