Government stockpiled rice, which was transported by bullet train, or the “shinkansen”, into the capital is handed over to those who pre-ordered bags, at Tokyo Station on June 10, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s core inflation rate accelerated to 2.9% in September, the first increase since May and in line with expectations…
Madagascar’s Rajoelina Dissolves Govt After Gen Z Protests Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina announced that he has dissolved his government after days of youth-led protests over water and power cuts. The protests, known as the Gen Z protests, began in Antananarivo and spread to eight cities, with thousands of young people demanding better living conditions….
Namibia Deploys Troops, Helicopters to Battle Massive Etosha Fire Namibia is set to deploy helicopters and hundreds of soldiers to battle a massive fire that has ravaged a third of Etosha National Park, one of southern Africa’s top tourist attractions. It is also home to critically endangered black rhinos. The blaze, believed to have…
Former French President Sentenced to Five Years Over Libya Funds Case Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted him…
No Women on Uganda’s 2026 Presidential Ballot Uganda’s Electoral Commission confirmed eight candidates for the 2026 presidential election, narrowing the field from 220 people who had picked nomination forms. For the first time in more than 20 years, no woman made it onto the ballot, raising concerns about gender parity at the highest levels…
Egypt Pardons Prominent Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi pardoned prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who had been imprisoned for six years. Abdel Fattah was expected to be released from prison after his sentence ended in September 2024, but he remained in custody in Egypt. He was arrested in 2019…
