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Kenya Court Upholds Outdated Anti-Gay Laws
Activists Vow to Appeal the Decision Nairobi, May 24, 2019 – Kenya’s High Court has upheld colonial-era laws that criminalize same-sex relations between consenting adults,…
Discovery of a New Underwater Volcano East of Mayotte
France Announces Major Scientific Breakthrough and Reinforced Risk Prevention Measures Paris, May 16, 2019 – Scientists have discovered the birth of a new underwater volcano…
Protecting Sudan’s Transition: The Fragile Road Beyond Revolution
After the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, Sudan entered a fragile transition shaped by a delicate power-sharing agreement between civilian protest leaders and…
Gabon Sanctions Chinese Logging Giant After Explosive Environmental Report
The government of Gabon has suspended the logging licenses of two sites operated by a major Chinese timber company following revelations of widespread illegal practices,…
Deadly Coordinated Terrorist Attacks on Military Bases in Mali
The United Nations has strongly condemned a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on military bases in central Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso, which…
Ugandan Youth Rise for the Planet: Students Join Global Climate Strike Movement
A torrential downpour delayed the start, thinning the expected crowd. But once the skies cleared, a determined group of young Ugandan climate activists set off…
Beira Struggles to Recover as Cyclone Idai Devastates Mozambique
Beira, Mozambique – The port city of Beira is reeling from the devastation left by Cyclone Idai, which tore through Mozambique’s central coast with torrential…
World Council of Churches Mourns Environmental Advocate Killed in Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Pastor Norman Tendis, an environmental specialist with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and a priest of the Evangelical Church in Austria, was among the…
Fox News Rebukes Host Jeanine Pirro Over Remarks Targeting Ilhan Omar’s Hijab
Fox News has publicly condemned its host Jeanine Pirro for controversial remarks she made about Representative Ilhan Omar, suggesting that the congresswoman’s decision to wear…
Ebola Death Toll Surpasses 900 as Outbreak Worsens in DRC
The Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, is worsening, with the death toll now exceeding 900. In recent weeks, as many as…
Violence and Irregularities Undermine Nigeria’s 2023 “Peaceful” Presidential Election
Despite official claims that Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election was largely peaceful, an extensive 10-month investigation by the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ) reveals widespread…
Southern African Nations Urge US and EU to Lift Sanctions on Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a bloc of 16 nations, has called on the United States and the European Union to immediately lift sanctions…