Niger Expels US Forces After Revoking Key Military Agreement
Niger’s ruling junta has ended an accord that allowed U.S. Department of Defense military personnel and civilian staff on its soil.
Africa
+ 310,000 People Forced Into South Sudan Due to Conflict, UN
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), South Sudan continues to face overlapping crises, including flooding, conflict, and food insecurity, all of which adversely affect the resilience and vulnerability of people across the country.
Burkina Faso’s New President Condemns Imperialism
Burkina Faso’s new President Ibrahim Traoré has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism. Pledging a “refoundation of the nation”, invoking revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and quoting Che Guevara, his government has allied with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.
Catastrophic Food Crisis in South Sudan Warned by UN Agencies
“…South Sudan has the potential to be the breadbasket of East Africa…”
Uganda’s Controversial ’Anti-Homosexuality Act’ Includes Possibility of Death Sentence
United Nations Human Rights tweeted that they were “appalled that the draconian and discriminatory anti-gay bill is now law. It is a recipe for systematic violations of the rights of LGBT people & the wider population.”
90% of extreme weather deaths occurred in the Global South, as Global North dodges accountability
New figures revealed that 90% of extreme weather deaths between 1970 and 2021 have happened in the Global South. A new release by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) spelled out Read More…
The US Is Turning Oil-Rich Nigeria Into A Proxy For Its Africa Wars
Under the cover of counterterrorism, AFRICOM is beefing up Nigeria’s military to ensure the free flow of oil to the West, and using the country as a proxy against China’s influence on the continent.
San Diego Zoo Is Caring For Two Adorable, Yet Deadly, Carnivorous Kittens (VIDEO)
The African black-footed cat might be the cutest, least harmful kitten ever, but in reality, it is the deadliest cat in the world. With a success rate of 60 percent Read More…
‘Little Foot’ Skull Reveals How This Human Ancestor Lived More Than 3 Million Years Ago
Micro-CT scanning of “Little Foot” skull reveals new aspects of the life of this more than 3-million year-old-human ancestor.
The Killing and Raping Game in Kenya and the Despots Who Run It
Politics in Kenya is dominated by rapacious elites consumed with the looting of state resources, using violence to avoid any possible accountability. Elections serve as key points of entry and Read More…
Almost 2,000 Ebola Cases Confirmed in the Congo
Almost 2,000 cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, causing nearly 100 deaths, in the second largest outbreak of the disease in history.
Drinking Water Out of Thin Air (VIDEOS)
Some private companies are turning their attention to the need for clean drinking water by inventing machines that can literally extract water out of thin air.
In Cameroon, Journalists Are Being Jailed on Charges of ‘Fake News’ (VIDEO)
In Cameroon, where English-speaking separatists are fighting the largely French-speaking government to establish a new nation, journalists covering the violence are increasingly finding themselves behind bars on a surprising charge: fake news.
A ‘Perfect Storm’ Now Surrounds One of History’s Worst Ebola Outbreaks in The Democratic Republic of Congo
An Ebola outbreak that has been going on in the Democratic Republic of Congo since August is already one of the worst in history —the 7th worst to be precise — and it looks like it may spiral out of control.
Oldest Drawing Ever Found Discovered In South African Cave, Archaeologists Say
Abstract marks made in ochre 73,000 years ago provide unique insight into minds of our distant ancestors.