The AstraZeneca jab and the price of fragmented decision-making
Elena Hugony was sure about one thing as she entered a COVID-19 vaccination centre in the Italian city of Palermo last week: she was not going to allow to be…
US slaps visa bans on Ugandans linked to disputed polls
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Uganda’s election process was ‘neither free nor fair’. The United States has said it is imposing visa restrictions on “those believed to be responsible…
South Africa is putting profit before Yemeni lives
Democratic South Africa’s commitment to human rights has never been solely inward-looking. Its constitutional order was crafted with a deep awareness of the South African apartheid state’s complicity in human…
Up to 65,000 flee attacks on northeast Nigerian town: UN
UN says tens of thousands have fled a series of attacks this week by armed groups on the town of Damasak, Borno state. As many as 65,000 people have fled…
First evidence that drug-resistant malaria strain could be spreading in Africa, Lancet study shows
New research has shown the first clinical evidence that a mutated drug-resistant form of the parasite which causes malaria is spreading in Africa and may have “dire consequences”. Over the…
What are the Benin bronzes, and why are they so controversial?
In 1897, British soldiers looted sculptures which now remain in Western museums and collections. But there are growing calls for restitution. Known for its beauty and rich metalworking heritage, Benin…
From Germany to Ireland, a fresh push to return the Benin bronzes
The story of the Benin bronzes is one Timothy Awoyemi, a British-Nigerian police officer, knows well. Like all schoolchildren in Nigeria, he was taught of the murderous 1897 raid when…
No proof of Eritrean troops’ Tigray exit, crisis worsening: UN
UN’s top humanitarian official warns conflict ‘is not over’ and says ‘vast majority’ of northern Ethiopian region ‘is completely or partially inaccessible’ for aid agencies. The United Nations and its…
Why has Somalia’s president extended his mandate?
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said he is staying in office for two more years. Source link
Mali sets February date for presidential, parliamentary elections
Date upholds promise of an 18-month transition for returning to an elected government in wake of August 2020 coup, minister says. Mali’s transitional government has announced presidential and legislative elections…