Statements by G20 ministers ahead of a key summit are “woefully inadequate” about addressing the climate emergency, the UN’s climate change chief told AFP in an interview Wednesday, calling for stronger action from the nations responsible for most planet-heating pollution.The G20, which accounts for about 85 percent of the world’s economy and greenhouse gas emissions, …

G20 shirking ‘critical’ climate issues: UN climate chiefWed, 06 Sep 2023 14:37:19 GMT Read More »

The UK government said on Wednesday it would ban Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group by listing it as a terrorist organisation.Home Secretary Suella Braverman said a draft proscription order had been put before parliament that would make it illegal to support the group and punishable by up to 14 years in jail.The ban would …

UK to ban Russia’s Wagner Group as ‘terrorist’ organisationWed, 06 Sep 2023 14:25:07 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of families fled on Wednesday from a Khartoum suburb where Sudanese army shelling killed 19 civilians the previous evening, activists and residents told AFP.The exodus adds to the almost 2.8 million already displaced from the Sudanese capital — whose pre-war population was around five million — since fighting began on April 15 between the …

Hundreds flee Khartoum district after shelling kills 19Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:14:04 GMT Read More »

The United States slapped sanctions on top officials of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Wednesday for a range of alleged murders and rights abuses, including the killing of the governor of West Darfur.At the same time, the State Department announced $163 million in new humanitarian assistance to help victims and refugees of Sudan’s nearly five-month-old civil …

US hits Sudan RSF commanders with sanctions for ‘atrocities’Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:12:14 GMT Read More »

A Nigerian appeals court on Wednesday began ruling on an opposition bid to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s election victory in an eagerly awaited decision.The Abuja court has been deliberating for months on lawsuits from the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party claiming irregularities by electoral authorities, vote fraud and allegations Tinubu was …

Nigeria court rules on opposition election challengeWed, 06 Sep 2023 11:56:25 GMT Read More »

Landmark African climate talks are set to wrap up Wednesday with leaders seeking a united voice to highlight the continent’s potential as a green powerhouse, provided the world steps up funding and eases debt.Africa is acutely vulnerable to the growing impacts of climate change, yet Kenyan President William Ruto has fought for a narrative shift …

African leaders seek united front to press green growth goalsWed, 06 Sep 2023 09:22:11 GMT Read More »

A Nigerian appeals court on Wednesday was set to rule on an opposition bid to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s election victory in an eagerly awaited decision.The five-judge Abuja court has been deliberating for months on lawsuits from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party claiming irregularities by electoral authorities, vote fraud and allegations …

Nigeria court to rule on opposition election challengeWed, 06 Sep 2023 09:01:34 GMT Read More »

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen began her visit to Eswatini with a promise to cooperate on building an oil reserve facility, her office said Wednesday, looking to shore up ties with the island’s last diplomatic ally in Africa.Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is one of only 13 countries that officially recognise Taiwan over China, which claims …

Taiwan president begins visit to sole African ally EswatiniWed, 06 Sep 2023 07:20:15 GMT Read More »

With no cell service or phone calls, people in Sudan’s war-ravaged western region of Darfur are resorting to a bygone means of communication: handwritten letters, carried by taxi drivers.Ahmed Issa, 25, sits on a plastic chair in a roadside cafe, penning a message to relatives he left behind in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur …

Handwritten letters a lifeline in war-devastated DarfurWed, 06 Sep 2023 01:30:45 GMT Read More »

Britain is to ban Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation, media reports said on Tuesday, quoting Home Secretary Suella Braverman.The UK was set to make the Wagner Group a “proscribed” organisation under anti-terror laws, putting it on a par with Islamic State and al-Qaeda, a report in the Daily Mail said.”Wagner is …

UK to ban Russia’s Wagner Group as ‘terrorist’ organisation: reportsTue, 05 Sep 2023 22:58:18 GMT Read More »