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Last updated: 9 hours ago Exhausted, wearing winter coats to protect them against near-freezing temperatures, women and children continue to cross into Poland from Ukraine on Monday, through the main border crossing of Medyka. Some were greeted by waiting relatives and friends. Others headed to reception centers organised by neighboring governments. The U.N. refugee agency said Monday that more than… Read More

Last updated: 7 hours ago The sails of Australia’s iconic Sydney Opera House and the country’s parliament in Canberra were lit up in blue and yellow on Monday to show solidarity with Ukraine. Australia has said it will provide lethal military equipment to Ukraine to help the Ukrainians resist the Russian invasion. Several dozen Israelis staged a demonstration in support… Read More

Climate change and the increase in weather-related disasters all over the world is causing anxiety in young people according to observers. The American Psychological Association defines eco-anxiety as the chronic fear of environmental chaos. This condition is exacerbated by striking images that people tend to come across on the media. “Young people are not anxious solely because the future is… Read More

The Cameroonian sports Minister announced that Rigobert Song, former star defender of the “Indomitable Lions”, is to replace Portuguese coach, António Conceição, as the head of the national football team. The “Indomitable Lions” finished third in the African Cup of Nations in early February after being eliminated by Egypt on penalties in the semi-finals. The Cameroonian Football Association announced that… Read More

An attack late on Sunday evening claimed the lives of at least 20 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Suspected ADF militants murdered residents from the village of Kikura in the northeastern part of the country. According to witnesses, the assailants struck on Sunday at around 9 p.m. with machetes and burned down houses. Residents blamed the attack on… Read More

At least 16 suspects have been arrested by Zimbabwean police in connection with the violence that left 22 people injured and one dead at an opposition rally on Sunday, the police say the attackers are ruling party activists. The memo, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, said another suspect on the run was wanted for the killing of… Read More

When Samson Akinyoola received the offer to play in Caracas, his first response was negative. “I don’t even know Venezuela,” he recalled saying… “I had to Google it,” continued this Beninese attacker, “king” of goal in Venezuelan soccer. “I saw that Caracas was a big team and that they gave a lot of opportunities to young talents, opportunities to show… Read More

More than 100 nations convening in Nairobi next week are expected to take the first steps toward establishing a historic global treaty to tackle the plastic crisis afflicting the planet. Plastic has been found in Arctic sea ice, the bellies of whales and Earth’s atmosphere, and governments have been under increasing pressure to unite in action against the global scourge.… Read More

Nathalie Dasylva lives in Dakar, but with her mind and heart is in Kiev. Since Thursday, she is unable to lost sleep and has lost appetite. Her brother is one of the hundreds of Senegalese trapped in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian offensive. A real nightmare for her and her family. “It is difficult, it is very difficult.… Read More

Clutching a single-barrelled rifle in lush northern Liberia, Emmanuel says his 10 children were able to get an education thanks to his gun. The small wiry man, whose full name AFP is withholding, ignores a ban on hunting bushmeat and earns most of his cash catching pangolins or monkeys in the surrounding jungle. In the dry season, Emmanuel waits for… Read More