Africa doesn’t need aid. It needs control over its critical minerals African countries can break aid dependency by simply capturing the full value of their mineral resources. Maxwell Gomera Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Rwanda Published On 12 Apr 202512 Apr 2025 Excavators and drillers at work in an open pit…
Three rebels, one Indian soldier killed in Kashmir gun battles Three Kashmir fighters and an Indian soldier killed in separate firefights in Indian-administered Kashmir. India has an estimated 500,000 soldiers permanently deployed in India-administered Kashmir, where rebel groups have spent decades fighting for independence or its merger with Pakistan [Farooq Khan/EPA] Published On 12 Apr…
Flights cancelled, millions told to stay indoors as strong winds lash China Beijing issues its second-highest gale alert as strong winds hit the capital region. Chinese emergency team members cut off tree branches following strong winds that damaged a power pole in Beijing [Tingshu Wang/Reuters] Published On 12 Apr 202512 Apr 2025 Hundreds of flights…
Gabon votes in first presidential election since the 2023 coup Thousands of people are seen queueing outside polling stations across Libreville, the seaside capital, to cast their ballots. People wait to cast their votes on Saturday outside a school used as a polling station in the capital, Libreville [Luc Gnago/Reuters] Published On 12 Apr 202512…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘stable’ after being hospitalised with abdominal pain The 70-year-old former leader is seeking to make a political comeback in 2026 even as he faces a criminal trial. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives by ambulance at the Rio Grande Hospital in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state on April 11, 2025 [AFP] Published…
News Argentina secures $42bn from IMF, others as it lifts currency controls Three major financial institutions are investing in Argentina’s economic recovery as it tries to deregulate. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva, right, and Argentina’s President Javier Milei in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, on June 14, 2024 [File:Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters] Published On…
The renewal of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has unleashed yet more death, destruction and displacement, but Palestinians remain determined to make the world witness their plight. Contributors: Shahd Abusalama – Palestinian scholar and artist Omer Bartov – Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Brown University Abdaljawad Omar – Lecturer, Birzeit University; writer and analyst…
Professor of Law Wadie Said estimates that the US has no tangible evidence against Mahmoud Khalil.
News Iranian, US delegations set to begin high-stakes nuclear talks in Oman Oman acts as the mediator in the talks as President Trump threatens military action if a deal is not reached. This combination of file photos show US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, left, and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. [File: AFP] By Maziar MotamediPublished…
At least 500 Gaza children killed since Israel broke truce: Official More than 1,500 people killed since Israel resumed new offensive on March 18, with UNRWA chief describing Gaza as a “post-apocalyptic” killing zone. Injured Palestinian children and a baby receive medical treatment at the Ahli Hospital in Gaza [Omar al-Qattaa/AFP] Published On 12 Apr…