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Here’s why churches across Ireland will turn red next Wednesday
Rite & Reason: One in seven Christians in the world faces persecution or extreme discrimination because of their faith
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: A fleet-footed chronicle that never lets up
Johan Grimonprez’s propulsive account of jazz, colonialism, and the murder of Patrice Lumumba
Eamon Ryan: EU must ensure renewed backing for Paris pact as Cop29 faces into difficult negotiations
‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’
UN biodiversity summit comes to abrupt end as deal on global nature fund falls through
‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife Trust
Dahomey director Mati Diop: ‘I felt I had the responsibility to make sure a new wave of African cinema exists’
The French-Senegalese film-maker won this year’s Golden Bear in Berlin for her breathtakingly imaginative new release
Ruling party candidate for Mozambique’s presidential election officially declared the winner
Mozambique’s opposition parties and international observers allege vote-rigging in the election
UK has grudgingly closed a long chapter in its inglorious history of African colonial conquest
Worldview: The UK leaves the Chagos Islands much as it governed them, with a total disregard for the feelings or aspirations of its displaced indigenous people
Global South must be saved from fossil fuels and other climate-harming practices
Ethiopia is among many countries suffering hunger, poverty and misery due to the Global North’s destruction of the planet and its banks financing damaging agricultural programmes and fossil fuel expansion
European Union ‘failed to pay attention’ to Global South for years
Europe struggling to navigate growing force of Brics countries on international stage
Africa fights for influence on international governance
South Africa is seen by many as well placed to argue the case of the developing world’s desire for greater representation on the international stage
One Health approach focusing on link between animal and human wellbeing key to preventing pandemics
Understanding immune response in animals pivotal to developing breeding techniques and more to prevent disease before animals sicken
Tanzanian president orders investigation into pre-election abductions
Ally Mohamed Kibao, a senior member of main opposition party Chadema, was found murdered on Saturday
African flags fly in Tiananmen Square for China-Africa co-operation summit
China backs call for reparations to be paid for slave trafficking and colonialism, while African leaders remain committed to ‘one China principle’
Russian mercenaries more active in Africa since death of Wagner group leader
The last three months of 2023 in Africa were a particularly violent time for the Wagner fighters, says US-based conflict-monitoring group
Tanzania’s Maasai protest eviction in the name of conservation
Global conservation pledges pose risk for local communities as frameworks to be established to protect Indigenous people
African health agency says mpox vaccinations could start within days
Africa could start mpox vaccinations within days, health agency says
Sampa the Great: ‘For the first time, we’re not asked to add more English. I can just sing in my language’
Africa’s biggest stars are filling stadiums, winning Grammys and forging collaborations across the world. It’s finally putting them in control of their stories
What is mpox, why has it been declared a global emergency and is it in Ireland?
Many countries in Africa are experiencing surge in cases as virus crosses borders
HSE to consider mpox vaccination programme after WHO declares ‘public health emergency’
Variant of virus causing concern in Africa, and now detected in Sweden, different to strain seen in State in 2022
Nigeria police may seek army help after protests turn violent
Nigerians have organised protests against ‘bad governance’ and said they will sustain their action for 10 days
Our urban lives are wrapped up in the swift’s fate. To survive, they need our help
Ella McSweeney: Leaving these gaps isn’t always compatible with insulation projects, but there are alternatives that don’t cost a huge amount
Ethiopia: Death toll from landslides caused by heavy rain climbs to 229, official says
First landslide buried people in country’s southern Gofa zone before a second one engulfed those who came to help
Nigeria fines Meta more than €200 million for violating consumer and data laws
META-FINES (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws
Tunisian court jails opposition leader and bans him from presidential elections
Lotfi Mraihi, leader of the Republican Union Party, is a prominent critic of President Kais Saied
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame secures election victory with 99% of vote
President has effectively ruled Rwanda since 1994, when he led a rebel army that ended the genocide in which about 800,000 people were killed
Kenya protests expose jet-setting Ruto’s neglect of discontent at home
Kenyans forced the president to ditch plans to introduce tax hikes after days of protests
‘Profound human tragedy’: Sudan could soon have 10 million internally displaced people, UN says
A further 2 million, at least, have Sudan fled to neighbouring countries
Early election results suggest ANC will need to form coalition to stay in power in South Africa
Support for party looks set to fall to lowest level since end of apartheid
Army says it foiled coup in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital
Exiled opposition leader warns president ‘we are coming for you’
‘Difficult choices’: The particular vulnerability of children with disabilities in South Sudan
Amid ‘the world’s invisible crisis’, children with disabilities, and the people who love them, face particularly severe challenges
Death toll from Kenya floods rises to 228
Torrential rain across country is forecast to worsen this month
At least nine killed in strike on displacement camp in eastern DR Congo
Congolese authorities blame Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group for attack
Kenya’s weather outlook ‘dire’ as cyclone nears, says president
This week president William Ruto ordered those living in landslide-prone areas to leave for safer ground
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