Category: Latest News

Oct 29
Global and regional burden of measles and vaccine coverage among children under 5 years, 1990−2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study

Updates to the Global Burden of Disease Study showed that although global measles incidence and mortality had declined in 1990−2019, its resurgence since 2020 reflects stalled vaccination progress worldwide.

Oct 29
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed appoints interim Tigray government

Abiy Ahmed's office said there would be elections held in Tigray within 6 months. The move comes after an escalation in fighting between federal forces and a rebel alliance.

Oct 29
Christian Madu versus Mensah, by Emeka Obasi

Ghanaians regard Robert Mensah as their best goalie, ahead of Edward Doodo Ankrah, John Naawu, Joseph Carr, John Baker and Richard Kingston. One man who found a way round the goalie was Christian Madu, a Nigerian born in Kumasi. Madu’s salad days in the Gold …

Oct 29
Reform vows to shut UK asylum system for five years – as Farage poses in front of 43ft replica migrant dinghy

The monster prop was front and centre at the Reform UK leader's press conference focused on ending migration into the UK.

Oct 29
What’s happening in Ethiopia?

Ethiopia is facing renewed fighting in the north, just four years after the devastating Tigray war ended.

Oct 29
Fears of return to war grow in Ethiopia’s Tigray region – NPR

Fears of return to war grow in Ethiopia's Tigray regionNPR A disastrous new war threatens in AfricaThe Economist Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters 2022 peace deal that ended warKSAT Ethiopia's army says it has repelled TPLF attacks in…

Oct 29
Commentary: BRICS found consensus in New Delhi but that also showed its limits

The watered-down language in the joint declaration showed less a resolution of differences than the narrowing ground on which consensus can be found, says RSIS’ Nazia Hussain.

Oct 29
Electrification offers an off-ramp from fossil fuels, but there is a hook

The Iran war is turbocharging global electrification. But experts say the global grid needs to roughly double in size, as infrastructure bottlenecks prevent a clean energy revolution.

Oct 29
Boeing Beats 737 MAX Fraud Suit From A Investment Fund That Never Bought Its Stock

A firm that never bought Boeing stock sued the company for securities fraud over the 737 MAX crashes. It bought recovery rights from funds whose purchases came after both crashes and the grounding. That company may only have owned stock after the crashes and …

Oct 29
How the Tigray war could spill across the Horn of Africa

Fighting has resumed in Ethiopia's Tigray region. In an interview with DW, Horn of Africa expert Martin Plaut warns of possible regional spillover.