Category: Latest News

Oct 29
Russia and Ethiopia agree to deepen ‘strategic’ partnership

Russia and Ethiopia have agreed to expand cooperation in trade, infrastructure, technology, and humanitarian projects during Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Addis Ababa

Oct 29
Symposium on Prosecuting Asia-Pacific Crimes: Universal Jurisdiction and the Pursuit of Accountability in the Asia-Pacific

[Antonia Mulvey is a British lawyer, and the founder and executive director of Legal Action Worldwide.] International law, international justice institutions, and human rights are under extraordinary pressure as conflicts are increasing and displacement is at…

Oct 29
Unleashing Africa’s Women Agripreneurs

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, women workers dominate agriculture but rarely capture the sector’s economic value. With a systematic approach to closing the gap, policymakers, NGOs, and philanthropic organizations could unlock a $1 trillion market and transform th…

Oct 29
Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua plans to scrap elections – what that says about today’s autocrats

Many autocrats rig elections to stay in power. Nicaragua’s longtime president has gone one step further.

Oct 29
Rising Tigray Tensions Test African Union

Click to expand Image Farmers walk past an alleged Eritrean army tank abandoned in Dansa, southwest of Mekele in Tigray region, Ethiopia, June 20, 2021. © 2021 Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images Barely a week after African lea…

Oct 29
The impacts of this year’s record-shattering El Niño

This is a re-post from The Climate Brink The 2026-27 El Niño is on track to be the strongest event in the instrumental record. The latest (September 2026) runs of the 14 seasonal forecast models that I track over at the Climate Dashboard put the event’s peak …

Oct 29
llhan Omar’s shady family history gives Trump plenty of reasons to probe her past

The congresswoman alleges an effort to weaponize federal law enforcement and silence her. But her odd marital life and her family's questionable ties make an investigation well deserved.

Oct 29
Belgian rider claims Stage 7 of Tour de France as Pogačar retains lead

Tim Merlier excels in the sprint stage of the Tour de France as race leader Tadej Pogačar keeps his closest rivals at bay.

Oct 29
Let’s stop letting in ungrateful immigrants

'Some of them come legally, some come illegally, and they're coming in numbers that we can't fully assimilate'

Oct 29
Ethiopian national Tewolde Gebremariam to be second foreign CEO for Air India

Air India has announced the appointment of Tewolde Gebremariam as its new Chief Executive Officer. With a wealth of expertise from Ethiopian Airlines Group and various advisory roles, Gebremariam is set to guide Air India through a critical phase of growth an…