On a normal day, Balogun Market in Nigeria’s Lagos is packed with shoppers looking for a bargain on anything from clothes, to freshly cooked street… Read More »‘Where is the money?’ Inflation and cash crisis hit hard as Nigeria goes to the polls
Nigerians voted on Saturday for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the… Read More »Polls open in Nigeria despite security concerns
UNESCO declared Manx Gaelic extinct in 2009. Years later, a letter from a primary school on the Isle of Man proved them wrong, so the… Read More »How a primary school saved the Manx language from extinction
US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the… Read More »Jill Biden visits Kenya to shine light on worst drought in decades
The European Union approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on Friday night, the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, said the Swedish EU presidency. Follow… Read More »EU approves 10th sanctions package against Russia
In Ukraine, the ravages the war has inflicted on the nation are obvious. However, other wounds are less so, and psychologists have been working hand… Read More »Russian occupation leaves physical and mental scars in Ukraine
The lack of women nominees was a talking point on Friday at the Cesar Awards, France’s answer to the Oscars, despite the top prize going… Read More »‘French Oscars’ reward femicide film but criticised for lack of women nominees
Saad Lamjarred, who is famous on the Arab music scene, gets six years in jail for raping a woman in Paris.
The two-party system which has dominated since the end of military rule in 1999 is under threat.
Nearly half of nations that abstained from a UN vote condemning the war were from the continent.
