DAR ES SALAAM – A Tanzanian opposition figure was found alive on a beach with serious injuries after his apparent abduction by security forces, his party said yesterday. Opposition party ACT Wazalendo claimed that the head of its youth wing, Abdul Nondo, was “kidnapped” on Sunday morning by individuals they believed were state security agents....
THE HAGUE – The future of the planet is at stake during hearings at the top United Nations (UN) court, a top representative for Vanuatu said yesterday, opening a historic case that aims to set a legal framework on how countries should tackle climate change. More than 100 countries and organisations are set to present...
WASHINGTON – Outgoing US president Joe Biden is headed to the Southern African country of Angola this week, fulfilling a key promise in a bid to shore up ties with the continent. Biden, who will stay in the capital city Luanda from today to Wednesday, will be the first US president to visit the oil-rich...
PORT SUDAN – The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has called for immediate international action to address Sudan’s deepening crisis, highlighting the suffering of millions displaced by conflict. Tom Fletcher spoke with refugees during a nine-day visit to Sudan and Chad, vowing to amplify their plight and urge the world to provide greater support. “We are...
KYIV – The EU’s new foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas yesterday warned Georgian authorities over violence against demonstrators protesting the government’s decision to shelve its bid to join the bloc. “It is clear that using violence against peaceful protesters is not acceptable, and the Georgian government should respect the will of the Georgian people,” Kallas...
BEIRUT – Jihadist-led rebels seized Aleppo’s airport and dozens of nearby towns on Saturday after overrunning most of Syria’s second city, a war monitor said. Damascus ally Moscow responded with its first air strikes on Aleppo since 2016 as the jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies pressed a lightning offensive they launched on Wednesday as a...
BAGHDAD – Iraq’s parliament was set to review contentious legal amendments yesterday, including a reworked Family Law Bill that has sparked civil society outrage over fears of a resurgence in underage marriages. The proposed amendments would let people choose between religious or State regulations for family matters such as marriage, inheritance, divorce and child custody. Critics...
PARIS – Nigerian president Bola Tinubu yesterday began a two-day visit to France, with both sides seeking increased economic cooperation and Paris looking to boost ties in English-speaking Africa following a series of setbacks with former allies on the continent. French president Emmanuel Macron greeted his counterpart at the historic Invalides memorial complex, with the...
KAMPALA – At least 30 people were feared dead after landslides in a village in eastern Uganda, a local official said yesterday, warning the toll could rise.The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in the past few days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides....
MONROVIA – Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the 1989-2003 back-to-back civil wars, died yesterday aged 72, officials from his party and the Senate told AFP. Johnson, who was seen sipping beer in a video as fighters loyal to him tortured then-president Samuel Doe to death in 1990, was an influential senator. ...