On August 13, Cuba observed the centenary birth anniversary of Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, the country’s late revolutionary leader, marked by an International Book Fair, art exhibitions, concerts, and solidarity … Read More
The Gambian Supreme Court is facing a second legal challenge in two years aimed at overturning the country’s 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). The renewed push to legalize … Read More
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations issued a global alert on July 29, warning countries that an impending new El Niño phase threatens to trigger severe droughts, … Read More
Narrow Victory Sparks Legal Battles Colombia’s presidential election on June 21 delivered a narrow margin of victory to Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right criminal lawyer who’s never held elected … Read More
General Sultani Makenga, leader of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, addressed over 3,000 newly trained recruits in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Feb. 14, declaring, “You are now part … Read More
African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa this week identified the implementation of development policy as the primary barrier to addressing a regional crisis that leaves 15 million young people without … Read More
Health systems across sub-Saharan Africa faced a 34% surge in climate-related emergency admissions between 2020-2023, according to the African Union’s 2024 health security report. This increase coincides with the continent … Read More
African nations are increasingly linking the continent’s persistent water access crisis to the structural constraints of the global financial system. According to analysis from Inter Press Service (IPS), the inability … Read More
The Global Sumud Flotilla, a coalition of humanitarian vessels aiming to deliver aid to Gaza, was intercepted by Israeli naval forces on June 8, 2026, in the Mediterranean Sea, according … Read More
Samarkand, Uzbekistan — With global public budgets strained by debt crises and geopolitical tensions escalating, the head of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) delivered a blunt warning to ministers and … Read More
