Omar al-Bashir sacks his entire Cabinet, appoints new PM
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir Sunday sacked the country’s 31-member cabinet and appointed a new prime minister who will form a smaller government to tackle a growing economic crisis in the African country. Bashir’s decision to fire the entire government was approved by the top leaders of his ruling National Congress Party (NCP) at a late […]
War crimes prosecutor calls for conviction in Congo sexual slavery case
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on judges to convict a former Congo military leader on charges…
Election Violence Fears in Anglophone Cameroon
Approaching national elections in Cameroon are feared to further destabilise the Anglophone regions of the Central African country, which have been in a state of…
All You Need to Know About South Sudan’s New Power-Sharing Accord
After months of negotiations aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced some 4.5 million from their…
Nagasaki is ‘a global inspiration’ for peace, UN chief says marking 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing
The survivors of the atomic bombings, known in Japanese as the hibakusha, have become global “leaders for peace and disarmament”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
In Tokyo, UN chief expresses full support for US-Japan dialogue with North Korea
At a joint press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, UN Secretary-General…
Let Nagasaki remain ‘the last city’ to suffer nuclear devastation, says museum director as UN chief arrives
It’s essential that Nagasaki’s devastation should “not be forgotten” now or in the future, if the threat of…
Malian refugee refuses forced marriage in favour of school
Sitting in her family tent in Mauritania’s Mbera refugee camp, 12-year-old Fatimata concentrates intently as she draws a…
France Urges Women to Report World Cup Sexual Assaults
French officials on Wednesday urged women to report any cases of sexual assault during the celebrations of France’s…
Trump Once Said He Could Get Away With Murder. In the Philippines, Duterte Does That All The Time
Extrajudicial killing in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs reached the level of a nationwide spectator…
