Ethiopia PM Abiy says military will ‘destroy’ Tigray rebels
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his soldiers would “destroy” rebels from the northern Tigray region, in the latest instalment of state media footage purportedly showing him at the war front.
Over 9m people face hunger: UN
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday that the number of people requiring food aid in war-torn northern Ethiopia had surged to more than nine million.
Brazil faces economic pain
Recurring drought, regular power outages and a devastated farming industry - these are the problems scientists say Brazil could face as research suggests the rainforest-rich country is drying out...
Australia deploys peacekeepers as riots rock Solomon Islands
Australia rushed peacekeepers to the Solomon Islands yesterday hoping to quell riots that threatened to topple the Pacific nation’s government and left its capital ablaze.
Australia lists Hezbollah as ‘terrorist organisation’
Australia yesterday listed all of Hezbollah as a “terrorist organisation”, extending an existing ban on armed units to the entire
Sudan military reinstates PM after deal
Sudan’s military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok yesterday and announced the release of all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup.
Handok reinstated as Sudan PM after deal with military post coup
Sudan's military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday and announced the release of all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup.
Renowned journalist killed by suicide bomber in Somalia
An al Shabaab suicide bomber in the Somali capital killed himself and a well-known Somali journalist on Saturday, al Shabaab and the journalist's family told Reuters.
‘Oldest’ jewelry unveiled in Morocco
Archaeologists in Morocco have unveiled what they said was the oldest jewelry in the world, perforated seashells dating back as much as 150,000 years.
Canada's British Columbia declares emergency post floods, death toll expected to rise
The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday following floods and mudslides caused by extremely heavy rainfall, and officials said they expected...