Africa

African Union urges countries to mark 26th anniversary of Rwanda genocide

Apr 07, 2020 13:25

The head of the African Union Commission has called on all Africans to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, which claimed over one million lives, as efforts to bring key perpetrators to justice have so far failed.
Latest on coronavirus pandemic: Over 1.2 million people now infected

Apr 05, 2020 08:28

Nearly 1,203,000 people are infected with the new coronavirus and more than 64,770 others have died of the disease caused by it around the world, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
World’s coronavirus infections pass 660,000

Mar 29, 2020 07:14

Cases of coronavirus infection in the world have surpassed 660,000, while the epidemic has yet to reach its peak in the worst-hit countries of Europe and has just begun in the world’s poorest continent, Africa.
Voters clash in Guinea's constitutional referendum despite coronavirus outbreak

Mar 23, 2020 03:35

Clashes broke out between youths opposed to Guinea's referendum and those who had come to vote at a polling station in the Conakry suburb of Samatra on Sunday (March 22).
About 900 million confined worldwide due to coronavirus restrictions

Mar 21, 2020 15:36

The COVID-19 pandemic, with well over 11,000 deaths globally as of Saturday, has resulted in many countries across the planet enforcing restrictions on the movement of people, shutting down schools, and forcing millions to work from home.
Coronavirus updates, Europe’s death toll surpasses 5,000

Mar 21, 2020 07:20

The death toll from the new coronovirus has surpassed 5,000 in Europe - the new epicenter of the pandemic – as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise across the continent.
Britain’s economy dangerously exposed as coronavirus fear grips global markets

Mar 02, 2020 13:08

The economic consultancy Oxford Economics said the UK, while on the periphery of the virus outbreak so far, was always going to suffer from the negative impact on tourism and disruption to imports from East Asia. But the slump in share prices had opened up “a new channel through which the coronavirus outbreak could weigh on the UK economy”.
Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution

Feb 27, 2020 11:05

Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water to the guts of fishes and the abdominal of sea otters and giant killer whales. Yet little is known about the effects of these “microplastics”— on sea creatures or humans.
Countries stepping up efforts to fight new coronavirus

Feb 25, 2020 08:45

Countries throughout the globe are escalating efforts to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus that has so far infected over 77,650 people, mainly in China.
World leaders urged to 'step back from precipice' of ecological ruin

Feb 23, 2020 10:45

A statement, which was released through non-profit thinktank Aspen Institute reads “The loss and degradation of nature jeopardizes human health, livelihoods, safety and prosperity. It disproportionately harms our poorest communities while undermining our ability to meet a broad range of targets set by the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. We must rise above politics and ideology to unite the global community around the urgent cause of protecting our planet and way of life.”