MONROVIA — Liberia's main opposition contender for president Joseph Boakai has four decades of political experience behind him but at the age of 78, he faces the challenge of winning over a largely young population.
MONROVIA — From Liberia's swampy slums to international football star and then president, George Weah is contesting a second term in a run-off on Tuesday, defending a controversial record and facing determined opposition.
GAZA Strip, Palestinian Territories - Palestinians seeking refuge at Gaza's largest hospital and staff said they were trapped in increasingly horrific conditions Saturday, with two premature infants dying due to lack of electricity as heavy fighting raged nearby.
LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday condemned far-right protesters and Hamas sympathizers, as hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters marched through London calling for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza.
Violence and vote-rigging claims marred elections for governors in three Nigerian states on Saturday despite a heavy security presence.
Arab leaders and Iranian president’s meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday roundly condemned Israel's actions in its war against Hamas in Gaza, as fears mount that the conflict could draw in other countries.
Hundreds of environmental campaigners marched in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Saturday demanding drastic curbs on plastic production, ahead of a meeting to negotiate a global plastics treaty.
SHENZHEN — China accounts for over 90% of the world's electric buses and trucks in 2021, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation. It's part of China's efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels, though it remains the largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
ANTANANARIVO — The head of Madagascar's lower house of parliament on Thursday called for the suspension of next week's presidential elections, after weeks of regular opposition rallies.
BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged Thursday to protect Germany's Jews against a "shameful" upsurge in anti-Semitism in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, on the anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom that began the Holocaust.
NAIROBI - After making significant progress, Somalia's offensive against the Islamist Al-Shabaab group has stalled for months, raising concerns about the government's capacity to crush the 16-year insurgency led by the Al-Qaeda-linked militants.
DAKAR — Senegalese President Macky Sall has ordered emergency measures be taken to halt growing numbers of migrants leaving the West African country in small boats headed for Europe.
ROME, ITALY — Italian police on Thursday announced arresting a 37-year-old Algerian man in the Milan subway, later discovering he was wanted for alleged ties to Islamic State.
GAZA STRIP - Israeli troops and Hamas were locked in heavy, close quarters fighting in Gaza City on Thursday, including a 10-hour battle that Israel said toppled one of the Palestinian militants' "strongholds."
JERUSALEM — As the Israel-Hamas war enters its second month, Arab Israelis — roughly 20% of Israel's population — say they have been living in fear because of increasing hate crimes and attacks against them since October 7.
A United Nations-backed study that was released Wednesday reports that major fossil fuel-producing countries still plan to extract more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with the Paris climate accord’s goal for limiting the rise of global temperature.
PORT SUDAN, SUDAN — Sudanese police on Wednesday forcibly evicted hundreds of civilians sheltering at a school in the eastern state of Gedaref, eyewitnesses said, as the army and paramilitaries battled in Khartoum.
BAMAKO — Mali's army said Wednesday that it had fired on two armored vehicles left by the United Nations peacekeeping mission as it withdrew, which had been taken over by "terrorists" in the strategic northern town of Kidal.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The United Nation's World Meteorological Organization Wednesday said the El Nino weather phenomenon that has led to drought in several regions, Africa included, is expected to last until at least 2024.
PARIS - Israel is organising showings for media around the world of a film depicting Hamas' October 7 massacre of hundreds of Israeli citizens, assembling raw footage sourced from victims and perpetrators alike.
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