Burkina Faso To Recruit Civilians In Armed Group Fights
Burkina Faso’s parliament has approved legislation allowing the military to use civilian volunteers in the fight against armed groups. Legislators…
Rape, Abuse, Violence: Female Migrants’ Journey To Libya
On board the Ocean Viking in the Mediterranean Sea – Kelly was eight months pregnant with twins when she climbed…
Stateless In South Africa: ‘They Were Burning People’
In the third of a four-part series on South Africa’s stateless children, a woman describes fleeing violence in eastern Democratic…
US Fines Delta $50,000 For Ordering Muslims Off Planes
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has fined Delta Air Lines $50,000 for ordering three Muslim passengers off planes even…
Zimbabwe’s Farmers Lament: ‘The Taxes Are Just Too Much’
Mupakare’s livelihood – like most Zimbabweans – has been roiled by the vagaries of a rapidly deteriorating economy. Annualised inflation…
Burundi Ruling Party Picks Ndayishimiye As Candidate
Burundi’s governing party has said Secretary-General Evariste Ndayishimiye will be its candidate in the country’s presidential election scheduled for May.…
Brazil: Dozens Killed As Heavy Rains Cause Floods
At least 30 people have been killed and 17 are still missing after two days of heavy rain led to…
Fifteen On Trial For Stealing Moroccan King’s Jewellery
Fifteen people have gone on trial in Morocco over the theft of dozens of luxury watches and other pieces of…
Saudi Arabia To Stop Funding Mosques In Foreign Countries
Former Saudi minister of justice, Mohammed Bin Abdul-Karim Issa, has announced that his country will stop funding mosques in foreign…
Arab Countries Plead For The Return Of Jews
A million Jews lived in Arab countries in the 20th century. Today, just a few thousand are left, mostly in…
Trump Says Marijuana Makes People “Lose IQ Points”
President Trump could be heard saying that using marijuana makes people “lose IQ points” in a secretly recorded conversation released…
Chinese Uighurs In Saudi Face Impossible Choice
His eyes brimming with tears, a Uighur student in Saudi Arabia holds out his Chinese passport — long past its…