Category: World
Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid
Critical supplies of life-saving medicines have been blocked and children left without food and battling malnutrition as multiple effects were reported across the globe after [more…]
‘There is nothing here’: the island left behind by Lagos’s economic boom
For the estimated 2,000 residents of Refuge Island life sometimes feels like that of a refugee. A dozen communities live on the island, which lies [more…]
Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 declares unilateral ceasefire in DRC
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo last week have declared a unilateral ceasefire starting [more…]
Trump says he will cut off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’
Donald Trump has claimed South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”, announcing he is cutting off all future funding [more…]
Tiny Nigerian museum marking a forgotten British invasion pushes for recognition
In the sleepy Nigerian port town of Koko, the reminder of a forgotten invasion by the British more than a century ago has itself been [more…]
Trump says EU tariffs will ‘definitely happen’ as Mexico, Canada and China retaliate
Donald Trump has threatened to widen the scope of his trade tariffs, repeating his warning that the European Union – and potentially the UK – [more…]
Toronto Raptors fans boo US national anthem after Donald Trump tariffs
Fans at a Toronto Raptors game on Sunday continued an emerging trend of booing the American national anthem at sporting events in Canada. Fans of [more…]
Wall Street Journal editorial calls Trump tariffs ‘dumbest trade war in history’
US business leaders are offering a mixed reaction to the steep trade tariffs that Donald Trump’s administration has imposed on Canada, Mexico and China, as [more…]
Pressure grows on EU to freeze minerals deal with Rwanda over DRC fighting
The EU is under mounting pressure to suspend a controversial minerals deal with Rwanda that has been blamed for fuelling the conflict in the east [more…]
Trump aid spending freeze halts leading malaria vaccine programme
A flagship programme to create malaria vaccines has been halted by the Trump administration, in just one example of a rippling disruption to health research [more…]
