World Relief Spokane continues its efforts to serve refugees who live here

World Relief Spokane continues to serve Christi tells how World Relief serves refugees now. Christi Armstrong, executive director of World Relief Spokane, said she is often asked what World Relief is doing now that the refugee pipeline has stopped...

Jane Goodall, Who Redefined Humanity Through Chimpanzees, Dies at 91

Video by National Geographic. Jane Goodall: The Hope (Full Episode) | SPECIAL Jane Goodall, the British primatologist whose patient fieldwork in Africa changed the way the world thinks about animals and whose relentless advocacy turned her into a...

Russia’s long game in Africa and Latin America

It began with bananas and Soviet-era weapons. In early 2024, Ecuador tried to offload its ageing Russian arms stockpile to the United States, which intended to pass it on to Ukraine. Moscow responded with a trade war, partially banning Ecuadorian...

Tinubu commissions 874 cadets into armed forces

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday commissioned 874 cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) into the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The 874 cadets were those of 72 Regular Course, Short Service Course 48 (army), Direct Short Service 33 (air force),...

38 events announced for 'hyper local and proudly Scouse' festival

The festival is back for its 21st edition(Image: Publicity) Liverpool’s Homotopia festival returns to the city next month promising an unmissable programme of performances, film screenings, exhibitions, walks, talks, workshops and parties....

Norwegian singer Oleahh finds her voice in Nairobi with cross-cultural sound

Norway-born singer Johanne Oleahh simply known as Oleahh is as much an artiste as she is a cultural bridge. With a heart full of melodies, a mind bursting with ideas, and a passport that reads like a map of the world, she is carving her own path...

Bien to perform at biggest Afrobeats Festival

Musician Bien-Aimé Baraza will perform on the biggest Aforbeats stage in Portugal in 2026. Afronation, the prestigious African music festival, announced next year’s lineup for the event set for July 3-5, 2026. The news comes just as Bien is...

Pulp Mill Waste To Green Solution

Dyes like Congo red and methyl orange create brightly hued shirts, sweaters and dresses. But these commonly used azo dyes can be toxic, carcinogenic and are hard to remove from wastewater. David Chem, a University of Arkansas chemical engineering...

Writer, documentary-maker and Irish language advocate Manchán Magan has died aged 55

MANCHÁN MAGAN HAS died aged 55. The writer and documentary-maker, who was widely known for his work presenting travel documentaries and in the Irish language, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023. His family confirmed that he died in Dublin...

Human Rights Institute Announces Fall 2025 Events Lineup

This semester, the Binghamton University Human Rights Institute (HRI) will celebrate the work of several distinguished guests and scholars on human rights issues, ranging from genocide to labor rights. HRI will host several events, including a...

Another Folk Fall

By Viktor Palmer on October 3, 2025 The second I see a little bit of yellow on any of the trees, I naturally start to develop an urge to listen to the blues, folk, and bluegrass music. Watching leaves turn orange as I listen to frenzied banjo and...

House of African Worlds opens its doors in Paris

Just steps from the Goncourt metro station in Paris' 10th arrondissement, near the lively Canal Saint-Martin and its overflowing gatherings, and the Emmaüs Solidarité art space known as Transfo, a new cultural institution is set to open its doors...

African Ministers Join OPEC Leadership

OPEC and the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) will host the OPEC-Africa Roundtable at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies in Cape Town, bringing together leading ministers, policymakers and industry...

These countries require a 6-month passport validity for travellers

The rules are in place so that foreign travellers do not stay beyond the period specified on their visas, unintentionally due to sudden passport expiration. Sudden expiration results in unnecessary complications if they get stranded in a foreign...

On the imperative of strong institutions as enablers of democracy (4)

The problem with the government of strong men is that it is predicated on the twin principle that power is knowledge and the strong man is omniscient. Not only does he know it all, he monopolises wisdom and patriotism. We have seen that in recent...

Introducing ZOA, a digital news channel by and for young Africans

France Médias Monde – parent company to RFI and TV station France 24 – has launched a new digital news channel: ZOA. Focused on feature-style stories, the platform targets a young African audience, and was built by young African journalists. Meet...

Make peace great again

Giving a speech at the United Nations is supposed to last fifteen minutes. Donald Trump showed little regard for that rule, as his address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday 23 September stretched to nearly an hour. And as often...

Regragui Set to Name Squad for October Fixtures

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui will announce his final squad on Thursday, October 2, ahead of the team’s upcoming fixtures against Bahrain and Congo. The press conference will take place at 11:00 am at the Mohammed VI Football Complex. The...

War, apartment fire punctuate Ukrainian woman's unexpectedly long stay in Western Pa.

Nadiia Koshykova packed light on Dec. 12, 2021, when she traveled by rail, then by plane, from her native Ukraine to visit her son’s family in their Ohio Township home. “I have one suitcase — winter clothes,” Koshykova, 66, said. “I wanted to see...

Old Forests in the Tropics Are Getting Younger and Losing Carbon

The towering trees of old forests store massive amounts of carbon in their trunks, branches, and leaves. When these ancient giants are replaced by a younger cohort after logging, wildfire, or other disturbances, much of this carbon stock is lost....