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Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Bamako to demonstrate against the French military presence in Mali, calling for the total withdrawal of French troops from the country. “We are here for Mali, we are here to demonstrate our national sovereignty. To remind the whole world that sovereignty belongs to the people and that those who have not understood… Read More

The UN Security Council on Friday called on all sides to resume negotiations toward a solution in Western Sahara as it renewed a UN mission in the disputed territory for one year. The resolution was spearheaded by the United States, which under former president Donald Trump broke with the world to recognize Morocco’s claim to the territory as it persuaded… Read More

Last updated: 10 hours ago U.S. President Joe Biden gifted a command coin to Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican Friday. The commemorative coin is usually presented to “warriors and leaders”, Biden told the Pope adding, “you are the most significant warrior for peace that I have ever met.” At the end of the meeting the Pope thanked… Read More

Last updated: 11 hours ago Just a few days away from the beginning of the annual Day of the Dead celebrations, Mexico City residents are out looking for sugar skulls, candy and paper decorations to decorate the burial places of their departed relatives. Markets that looked virtually empty this time last year, because of the pandemic, are now crowded with… Read More

All is set for the upcoming COP26 climate talks in Glasgow- UK which will take place between October 31 and November 12. It is expected that African leaders will use the summit to demand rich nations to deepen their pledges to fund the fight against climate change. chair of the African Group of countries at the COP26 climate talks Tanguy… Read More

The former Congolese Prime Minister, Clément Mouamba, passed away aged 77 in the Saint Joseph Hospital in Paris, France, following a brief illness. Clément Mouamba, born in 1944 in Sibiti in the department of Lékoumou, was a Congolese public official. The former Prime Minister for Clément Mouamba’s government resigned on 4th of May, just after Denis Sassou Nguesso was sworn… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Climate activists protest outside the Lloyds and Macquarie offices in London to demand the global financial system stops putting money into the use of fossil fuels, ahead of COP26 in Glasgow. Thousands of Israelis take part in a climate march in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, calling on world leaders to take action… Read More

Last updated: 23 minutes ago With music, tobacco and liquor, hundreds of faithful honour Saint Simon, a popular deity in Guatemala in the indigenous village of San Andrés Itzapa in Guatemala. Long queues form as hundreds of people wait to enter the Monastery of Las Nazarenas in Lima to pray to the “Lord of Miracles,” the most revered religious icon… Read More

Nearly two months have elapsed since President Alpha Condé was overthrown from power in a military coup. What is the post-Conde situation like? We discuss this with Cellou Dalein Diallo, former prime minister, leader of the opposition, several times presidential candidate. Nathalie Wakam: I would like us to start with Sudan. There is a transition that was put in place… Read More

A proposed law in Ghana to toughen curbs on the LGBT community has triggered a rift between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the local Anglican church, which strongly supports the bill. Gay sex is illegal in highly religious and conservative Ghana, but the proposed law will criminalise even LGBTQ advocacy while imposing longer jail terms for same-sex relations. The so-called… Read More