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Ethiopia on Saturday hailed the return of precious artefacts looted by British soldiers more than 150 years ago, after a long campaign for their restitution. The collection — recovered from Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands — includes a ceremonial crown, an imperial shield, a set of silver-embossed horn drinking cups, a handwritten prayer book, crosses and a necklace. Most of… Read More

The officials also said that government officials and politicians arrested since the Oct. 25 coup will be released as part of the deal between the military and political parties, including the largest Umma Party. Hamdok will lead an independent technocratic Cabinet, the officials said. They said the U.N., the U.S. and others played “crucial roles” in crafting the agreement. They… Read More

Last updated: 6 hours ago Pro-vaccine and anti-jab rallies took place in Melbourne on Saturday as Victoria state’s government looks to pass a controversial law which would grant it specific powers during a pandemic. Thousands of anti-vaccine protesters gathered in front of the state’s parliament house before marching through its surrounding streets. They were voicing their opposition to lockdowns as… Read More

Two Chinese nationals and a Congolese official were sentenced to 10 years in prison over the procurement of Chinese women as prostitutes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, their lawyer said on Saturday. “My clients Ye Jingpeng and Lili Bin were sentenced the night of Thursday to Friday to 10 years and three months in prison for procurement involving Chinese… Read More

The Norwegian ambassador, a member of the Troika on Sudan, denounced an “intolerable” repression of anti-putsch in a country where, Therese Loken Gheziel told AFP, the world had “great hopes”, which were dashed by a coup d’état “which took us by surprise”. For years, Britain, the United States and Norway had accompanied Sudan on its tortuous path to democracy. Ms.… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Tens of thousands of protesters marched on Saturday through Paris and other French cities to demand more government action to prevent violence against women. The demonstrations come amid growing outrage in France over women killed by their partners, and as French women are increasingly speaking out about sexual harassment and abuse. Protesters, mostly women, marched… Read More

Coming from Lagos (Nigeria), Mr. Blinken was welcomed by the Senegalese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aïssata Tall Sall, at the International Airport Blaise Diagne (AIBD). During his stay, the head of U.S. diplomacy met with President Macky Sall and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese abroad, Aïssata Tall Sall, according to a press release. The talks focused on “ways… Read More

The Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) says they have suspended their three-day warning strike after resolutions were made with concerned authorities. In a communiqué of resolutions jointly signed by the leaders of the union, resolutions were made after meetings with the NRC Board in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital and with the Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) in Lagos. They resolved… Read More

Protesters rallied on Friday outside the Miss South Africa offices in Johannesburg to call on the current title holder to boycott the upcoming Miss Universe contest. Members of various political parties and Palestine solidarity organizations were demonstrating against the pageant, which is set to be held in Israel in December. Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson and a member of the… Read More

Last updated: 40 minutes ago Police fired warning shots, injuring an unknown number of people, as riots broke out on Friday night in downtown Rotterdam at a demonstration against plans by the Dutch government to restrict access for unvaccinated people to some venues. In a tweet, police said that “there are injuries in connection with the shots” during the violent… Read More