‘A Lot of Impatience’: Youth Climate Protesters Return to the Streets
Young climate activists from Greta Thunberg’s Friday for Future movement resumed mass street protests on Friday for the first time since the pandemic began, demanding drastic action from global leaders…
Scores of Officials Quit Tunisia’s Main Islamist Party in Protest
More than 100 officials of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahda announced their resignations Saturday to protest the choices of the movement’s leadership in confronting the North African country’s political crisis. The…
Female Leaders to Speak at UN General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS — Eight women – three vice presidents and five prime ministers – are scheduled to speak Friday at the United Nations General Assembly. “We cannot save our planet if…
Burundi Rights Violations Hidden Behind Façade of Democracy, UN Commission Finds
GENEVA — U.N. investigators are accusing Burundi’s government of hiding widespread rights violations and repressive measures behind a façade of democracy. The charge comes in a report by the Commission of…
Burundian Journalist Briefly Detained While Investigating Blast, Radio Station Reports
NAIROBI — Police on Friday briefly detained a journalist investigating a grenade attack in the commercial capital Bujumbura, his radio station said, after a series of explosions this week that killed…
Biden: 60 Million Americans Eligible for COVID-19 Boosters
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that around 60 million Americans are eligible for a booster shot against the coronavirus. His announcement came after the U.S. Centers for Disease…
AFRICOM Commander visits Togo and Benin
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, continued a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, September 22-23. Townsend expressed the command’s readiness to…
IAEA Joins Other UN Agencies at General Assembly Side Event to Discuss COVID-19 Response and Explore Approaches to Strengthen Health Systems
Speaking at a panel discussion hosted by Devex on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 14 September, IAEA representative Luis Longoria, Director of the Division for…
Researchers Detect Malaria Resistant to Key Drug in Africa
Scientists have found evidence of a resistant form of malaria in Uganda, a worrying sign that the top drug used against the parasitic disease could ultimately be rendered useless without…
Malians March Against ‘Foreign Meddling’ on Independence Day
An estimated 3,000 Malians marched Wednesday through the streets of Bamako on the country’s day of independence from France. Protesters, many of whom were against what they perceive as “foreign…