Updated by Nakayima Ritah at 0029 EAT on 09 April 2022. In the latest battle of the coronavirus mutants, an extra-contagious version of omicron has taken over the world. The coronavirus version known as BA.2 is now dominant in at least 68 countries, including the United States. The World Health Organization says it makes up…
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Thousands evacuated in Sydney as torrential rain hits east coast.
About 1226.8mm of rain has fallen on Sydney already this year, beating its annual average. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1059 EAT on Thursday 7 April 2022. Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate because of floods in and around Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, after more than a month’s worth of rain fell…
Sudanese take to the streets in anti-coup protests.
A protester was reportedly killed as security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas in Khartoum. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1032 EAT on Thursday 7 2022. Thousands of Sudanese marched in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities against the military coup last October that plunged the African country into political turmoil and aggravated…
French election: Rightwards drift or institutional shift?
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1405 EAT on Wednesday 6 2022. On April 10, France undergoes the first round of its presidential election. This vote, taking place in the shadow of war in Europe, is shaping up to be a contest between institutionalists and populists. The energy is on the fringes, but with the…
Jordan’s Prince Hamzah Bin Hussein Renounces His Title
Updated at 1331 EAT on 04 April 2022. He wrote that he was driven to the decision because his convictions cannot be reconciled with the “current approaches, policies and methods of our institutions.” It was the latest chapter in an ongoing palace feud that saw the junior royal placed under house arrest a year ago….
Why is the US extraditing the former president of Honduras?
Juan Orlando Hernandez is accused in a drug and weapons trafficking scandal that may lead to his extradition to the US. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1340 EAT on Monday 4th 2022. Less than three weeks after he finished his presidency, Juan Orlando Hernandez was arrested. United States prosecutors accused the former Honduran president…
Ukraine Retakes Whole Kyiv Region As Russian Troops Pull Back
Updated at 0828 EAT on 03 April 2022. Ukraine’s defence ministry says its forces have seized control of the Kyiv region from Russian troops as officials warned that the departing soldiers were creating a “catastrophic” situation for civilians by leaving behind mines. The announcement on Saturday marks the first time Ukraine has claimed control of…
Relentless Rains Submerge Australian Towns For Second Time In A Month
Published at 1315 EAT on 30th March 2022. Heavy rains deluged Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, submerging roads and bridges, while tens of thousands fled their homes for the second time within weeks after fast-moving flood waters burst river banks and broke over levees. Several towns in northern New South Wales already reeling after record…
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