Bomb injures at least 12 people in north-eastern DR Congo
On January 25, a bomb went off at a market in eastern Congo, injuring at least 12 people, according to authorities. Beni town in North Kivu was the scene of a bombing carried out by an unidentified individual, according to local official Tharcisse Katembo. He…
Russia’s Lavrov is in Angola seeking international support
Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, charged that the West was putting pressure on developing nations to support Ukraine. On another leg of his African tour, Lavrov made his comments on Wednesday (Jan. 25) in Luanda while openly appealing for international assistance. The main…
IMF affirms its dedication to Zambia
IMF director Kristalina Georgieva answered questions from attendees at a town hall meeting on Tuesday (Jan. 24) at the University of Zambia about the work her organization does with the nation. Zambia agreed to a $1.3 billion bailout loan from the IMF in 2021, though…
Finland claims that the NATO bid negotiations with Turkey need to be put on hold
The talks between Finland and Sweden and Turkey regarding their application to join the NATO military alliance need to be put on hold for a few weeks, according to Finland’s foreign minister on Tuesday. After a protest at the weekend near the Turkish embassy in…
Asian dance hall massacre: California police looking into possible motives
Investigators in California were working overtime on Monday to determine why an elderly shooter killed 10 people in a dance club popular with senior citizens of Asian descent before shooting himself to death hours later. Huu Can Tran, 72, was named by police as the…
Zelenskiy pledges to swiftly combat corruption in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, declared on Sunday that corruption, a persistent issue that has been overshadowed by the country’s conflict with Russia, would not be tolerated and that important decisions regarding its eradication would be made this week. Zelenskiy’s pledge was made in…
Standing ovation for Hamlin during Bengals-Bills playoff game
Fans at the Bills-Bengals game on Sunday gave Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin a standing ovation when they saw him on the video screens watching the game less than three weeks after his on-field cardiac arrest. For the AFC Divisional Round playoff game at Buffalo’s Highmark…
US Secretary of State Yellen travels to Senegal to see the infamous “House of Slaves”
On Saturday, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited a salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal, one of the most well-known representations of the atrocities of the transatlantic slave trade. It is a part of a 10-day journey intended to restore economic ties between the…
The military chief of Burkina Faso demands that France leave
The military government of Burkina Faso has mandated the departure of hundreds of French troops within a month. The announcement was made on Saturday by the national broadcaster RTB, who cited the Burkinabe government’s official information agency. According to the news agency, the decision to…
Demonstrators call for France to leave Burkina Faso
Thousands of people marched in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to demand the expulsion of the French ambassador. The Pan-African Leaders Collective, a political coalition that includes organizations that support Captain Ibrahim Traore, who has been in power since the end of September, called…