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Raila Odinga, the influential Kenyan statesman who served as prime minister and repeatedly sought the nation’s highest office, has passed away at age 80. His political career spanned decades and left an

A critical situation is unfolding in Madagascar as a powerful military unit has turned against the government, joining youth-led protests that have rocked the nation for weeks. The elite Capsat force, which

A prominent British-Egyptian writer and human rights advocate, recently freed after twelve years in Egyptian prisons, has spoken about his desire to reunite with his teenage son in Britain while taking time

A surge of violent attacks targeting LGBTQ+ individuals in Ghana is being facilitated through popular dating and social media applications. Criminals are systematically using these platforms to lure victims into dangerous situations

A quiet revolution is unfolding across rural Kenya as direct cash payments to women reshape communities, dramatically improving child survival rates and sparking local economic growth. In Kilifi county, women who once

A pioneering conservation effort in the Seychelles has yielded the first successful artificial incubation of Aldabra giant tortoises, with thirteen healthy hatchlings now thriving under specialist care. This development marks a potential

The Democratic Republic of Congo has sharply criticized the European Union for what it terms a contradictory approach to international conflicts, arguing that Brussels applies stricter measures against Russia over Ukraine while

London’s Tate Modern presents a sprawling exhibition that attempts to map Nigeria’s complex 20th-century history through its visual arts. The show, tracing the evolution of modernism from the colonial era onward, is

A landmark exhibition tracing Nigeria’s artistic evolution reveals how generations of creators forged a modern visual language while navigating colonialism, independence, and cultural heritage. The showcase presents works spanning from early colonial

A severe humanitarian emergency is unfolding in the desert camps of eastern Chad, where hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees, the vast majority of whom are women and children, face extreme hardship.