A global expert on soil health who began his research career in Nigeria has been named the recipient of the 2020 World Food Prize. Dr. Rattan Lal, who grew up as a refugee on a smallholder farm in India, received the US$250,000 prize for his work in protecting and improving…
More than 200,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the African continent, and the sweep of the pandemic is accelerating, according to World Health Organization (WHO). Officials said Thursday the coronavirus count reached the benchmark of 100,000 cases in 98 days, but it then took only 19 days to…
Opposition leaders in Ethiopia warn of the potential for additional unrest following parliament’s decision to allow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to remain in office beyond the end of his term. A joint statement from the Oromo LIberation Front (OLF) and Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) followed Wednesday’s decision to keep Abiy…
President Pierre Nkurunziza has died in Burundi, according to the government on Tuesday. Nkurunziza, 55,…
The strain of Ebola virus that’s active in a new outbreak in Democratic Republic of…
Activists in Belgium have targeted statues of King Leopold II in several cities as part…
France saw another round of anti-racism and police brutality rallies on Saturday, as protests that…
Beijing on Friday was quick to welcome the news from Burundi, where the constitutional court…
