Severe flooding has intensified across northern and southern Africa since last October. Extreme rainfall has affected many regions, intensifying sharply in January and leading to widespread emergencies. As the situation continues to unfold, the United Nations is appealing for international assistance. In Mozambique, flood victims are beginning to return home despite the damage. “My daughters…
We mourn our fallen colleagues, we recognise the trauma carried by victim journalists and we send our heartfelt solidarity to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), whose members continue to report in fear and grief. What we are seeing is not one kind of harm but a systematic pattern of violation with few parallels in recent…
The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday. His call comes a day after four more Court personnel – two judges and two deputy prosecutors – were slapped with sanctions in connection with efforts to investigate…
When the lights shone brightest on Saturday night, Clement Francis Mzize answered the call. The Tanzanian striker didn’t just score — he roared, delivering two goals inside 20 minutes to sink Madagascar and send the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium into scenes of sheer euphoria. By the end of the night, the scoreboard read 2-1 to the…
