World Jul 03 Crowds gather in solidarity with local governments at town halls across France amid riots The riots, which seemed to be easing overnight into Monday, have been driven by a teenage backlash in the suburbs and urban housing projects against a French state that many young people with immigrant roots say routinely discriminates against them.
World Jul 02 Grandmother of French teen killed by police pleads with rioters to stop The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded on Sunday with rioters to stop as the nation faced a sixth straight night of unrest.
World Jul 01 More than 1,300 arrested after 4th night of riots in France, Macron cancels trip abroad President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday scrapped an official trip to Germany after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France in defiance of a massive police deployment.
World Mar 24 Rwanda government frees Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame Rwanda's government has commuted the 25-year sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial.
World Mar 24 Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame to be freed from prison, Rwanda says Rwanda’s government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial.
World Feb 22 Horn of Africa drought trends looking worse than 2011 famine Trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are now worse than they were during the 2011 drought in which at least a quarter-million people died, a climate center said Wednesday.
World Dec 14 Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in Tigray war Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over their country's deadly Tigray conflict.
Politics Dec 13 Somalia not yet in famine but still in danger, report says A new report on the Horn of Africa's worst drought in decades says Somalia has not yet fallen into famine but several parts of the country are in danger of it in the coming months.
Politics Nov 07 New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray envoys A new round of talks has begun between Ethiopia's government and Tigray representatives to work out military and other details of last week's signing of a "permanent" cessation of hostilities in a conflict thought to have killed hundreds of thousands…
World Nov 02 Ethiopian government, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years of conflict Ethiopia's warring sides have formally agreed during talks in South Africa to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a 2-year conflict whose victims could be counted in the hundreds of thousands.