Africa
Pope and Justin Welby to visit South Sudan amid tensions over LGBTQ+ rights
Head of Anglican church in South Sudan said archbishop of Canterbury was ‘failing to defend biblical truth’
Harriet Sherwood
29, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
Weather tracker: Cheneso restrengthens to bring flooding to Madagascar
Tropical storm upgraded to cyclone, hitting island with 75mph winds and intense rainfall
Lauren Herdman (Metdesk)
27, Jan, 2023 @9:18 AM
Wake up, Davos … global leaders must think local to solve the world’s problems | Kennedy Odede
Last week’s Swiss pow-wow was all very well, but the solutions to poverty and climate change lie in the field
Kennedy Odede
27, Jan, 2023 @7:15 AM
Africa has become ‘less safe, secure and democratic’ in past decade, report finds
Progress in key areas has stalled because of Covid, conflict and the climate crisis, but peaceful nations are performing better
Kaamil Ahmed
26, Jan, 2023 @11:15 AM
Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar
MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken Somalia
Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi
26, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
EU toughens stance on non-EU countries taking back citizens denied right to stay
Campaigners say bloc’s plan to use development aid, trade policy and access to visas as ‘leverage’ fails to put human rights first
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
26, Jan, 2023 @5:00 AM
Asylum-seeking families with children could face removal from UK to Rwanda
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says ‘not necessarily a bar’ to families being sent to African country
Diane Taylor
25, Jan, 2023 @6:07 PM
Guinea worm disease could be second ever human illness to be eradicated
As cases fall, the condition that once affected millions of people in Africa and Asia could also be the first to be wiped out without medicines
Lizzy Davies
25, Jan, 2023 @12:20 PM
Brazil, Kenya, the US – tech giants are putting democracy in peril the world over | Odanga Madung
Billions of us are due to vote in the next two years as the scourge of online misinformation grows ever worse. It’s time to regulate
Odanga Madung
25, Jan, 2023 @7:15 AM
Eswatini: murder of pro-democracy activist prompts outrage
Fears security agencies may have been involved in shooting of Thulani Maseko in his home on Saturday
Jason Burke in Johannesburg and Phathizwe Zulu in Eswatini
24, Jan, 2023 @5:22 PM
‘Culture is hard to break’: Kenya’s medical schools face a shortage of cadavers
Medical training is in demand, but hesitancy on body donation means students have little to work with, while an illicit trade in transplant organs flourishes
Caroline Kimeu
24, Jan, 2023 @1:10 PM
‘The Crocodile has not changed’: Zimbabwe opposition warns of election violence
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa urges world to keep ‘eyes on’ President Mnangagwa amid fears of repression this summer
Jason Burke Africa correspondent and Nyasha Chingono in Harare
22, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
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