International
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Homeless South Africans take authorities to court
Seven homeless people in the South African city Cape Town are taking the local authority to court to challenge fines…
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Niger army base attack: At least 73 soldiers killed
Militants have killed at least 73 soldiers in an attack on a military base in western Niger, the army says.…
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Mexico’s naked Zapata painting causes protests
Protesters blocked the entrance to a Mexican art gallery on Tuesday over a painting showing revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata striking…
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Omar al-Bashir summoned for questioning over 1989 coup
Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir was summoned by prosecutors on Tuesday over the 1989 coup that brought him to power,…
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Cameroon government shuts down hundreds of schools
The Cameroon government has shut down more than 260 schools that had been operating informally in the country’s francophone regions.…
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Tanzania president pardons more than 5,000 prisoners
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has pardoned more than 5,000 prisoners in a move aimed at reducing congestion in prisons. The…
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Chalk Back: Kenyan women fight back against street harassment
Young women and girls in Kibera, one of Africa’s largest informal settlements, are writing their street harassment experiences on roads…
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Rwanda starts Ebola vaccination campaign
Rwanda has launched its first large-scale vaccination campaign against the Ebola virus. At least 200,000 people will be vaccinated over…
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New Zealand volcano: At least five dead after White Island eruption
A volcano has erupted in New Zealand, leaving five dead and several unaccounted for, police have said. Tourists were seen…
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Macron pension reform: France braces for severe disruption amid strike
France is enduring severe disruption as millions of workers threaten to strike in protest at being forced to retire later…
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