Kenya's population of donkeys is under threat after the High Court lifted a 2020 ban on donkey slaughterhouses, allowing them to resume selling the meat and hides to Asian markets.The high price for donkey hides for use in Chinese medicine has led to d...
Continuing its 2021 regular session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 52 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, deferred action on the status of 68 others and recommended the...
Greece condemns in the most categorical manner the act of state hijacking that took place today and resulted in the forced landing in Minsk, Belarus of a Ryanair aircraft operating the FR4978 flight from Athens to Vilnius.
The aircraft had a total of 1...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy on water, prioritizing water security and the transformation of water assets to foster sustainable, green and inclusive economic growth in regional member countries....
President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate in and address the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA74) taking place from 24 May to 1 June 2021 under the theme “Ending this pandemic, preventing the next: building together a healthier, safer and fairer world”....
Kinshasa, DRC— The IRC is extremely concerned about the aftermath of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption yesterday. Thousands of people fled their homes last night as the lava approached the main city of Goma, home to more than 2 million people. All ...
An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday said it lacks jurisdiction to consider the Suez Canal Authority's demands to uphold financial claims that led to the seizure of the massive Ever Given ship after it blocked the waterway in March. The authority and t...
The United States on Sunday announced visa restrictions on Ethiopian and Eritrean officials accused of fueling the 6-month-old war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, saying those involved had "taken no meaningful steps to end hostilities." "People in Tigray...
