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Security was high in southern Italy Wednesday morning ahead of the landing of U.S. President Joe Biden for the annual G7 leaders’ summit. The three-day summit kicks off on Thursday in Puglia, Italy, where leaders of the seven wealthy democratic nations are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, the energy transition, artificial intelligence, migration and collaboration with Africa.… Read More

With just over 40 days to go, the president of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach has commented on the French capital’s readiness to host the 2024 summer Olympics, saying it is ‘set’. The Paris Games kick off on July 24 and will last until August 11. “Paris, he' not only on track, to deliver the first ever, Olympic Games,… Read More

Haiti’s new Cabinet was formally inaugurated on Wednesday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs. In his speech, Prime Minister Garry Conille repeated the need to increase security in the country which is within the grips of gang warfare. He also spoke on the humanitarian crisis gripping the country. “My… Read More

One year after he came to power, Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said his economic reforms will continue despite increasing hardships. During his televised Democracy Day speech, he acknowledged the economic difficulties facing the nation, but said the economy had been in desperate need of reform for decades. With the country facing its worst cost-of-living crisis in years, Nigerians… Read More

Members of a circus performing group have been looking to bring a temporary smile to the faces of displaced children in the conflict-ridden Gaza Strip, helping them to briefly escape the horrors of war as they visit shelters to offer some light relief. Palestinian children are enduring harsh conditions following months of bombing and destruction that have haunted them as… Read More

FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in Juda, South Sudan on Tuesday for the inauguration of Juba National Stadium. The 54-year-old was joined by the country’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and FA President Augustino Parek, to mark the occasion after FIFA invested nearly 7 million USD (£5.49 million) to support the work in the capital. Infantino attended South Sudan’s 2026 FIFA… Read More

South Africa’s third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has filed legal papers seeking to halt the first sitting of Parliament scheduled for Friday to elect the country’s president. Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party has said none of its 58 newly elected lawmakers will attend the sitting. The party earlier filed objections with the Independent Electoral Commission alleging… Read More

Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane on Monday after telling the pilot to turn back to the capital, Lilongwe, due to bad weather.… Read More

After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost a decade in Cameroon working as a front desk receptionist because he was unable to find a decent-paying job in the medical field. Last year, he gave up looking. He applied for a nursing program in Canada, where he now lives with his wife and children. “They are stealing us from… Read More

A new attraction starring Tiana, the first Black Disney princess will soon welcome its visitors. The new theme park attraction updates Tiana’s storyline from the 2009 animated film, “The Princess and the Frog”. It is opening in the space previously occupied by Splash Mountain. The water ride had been themed to “Song of the South,” a 1946 Disney movie filled… Read More