Israeli foreign minister slams EU’s Borrell over Iran outreach

Israeli foreign minister slams EU’s Borrell over Iran outreach

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has attacked EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell over a visit to Tehran aimed at relaunching negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal, which Israel has long rejected and tried to undermine in any way it could. As a courtesy, Borrell reached out to Lapid ahead of his visit to Tehran, … Read more

Black Sea nonsense: Kyiv battles Russia's lies on the food crisis

Black Sea nonsense: Kyiv battles Russia's lies on the food crisis

Press play to listen to this article Ukraine and its Western allies are struggling to neutralize Russia’s latest offensive – a campaign of brazen lies in which Moscow presents itself as an innocent party in the Black Sea naval blockade that is fueling a global food crisis. For Russians, this is an all-important battle for … Read more

Monkeypox outbreak: What we know so far

Monkeypox outbreak: What we know so far

Just when the world thought the worst of COVID was over, an outbreak of another virus has scientists worried. Cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, Portugal, Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, the US, Canada and Australia. What worries experts is the unusual spread of the disease. Monkeypox normally circulates in Africa, … Read more

European Union scrambles to patch up relations at Africa summit

European Union scrambles to patch up relations at Africa summit

Press play to listen to this article It is not easy to pinpoint the nadir of the EU’s great pivot to Africa. The shift in Europe’s focus was trumped with great fanfare by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel at the start of their mandates in December 2019. But the … Read more

Vaccine access puts EU and Africa at odds ahead of summit

Vaccine access puts EU and Africa at odds ahead of summit

Press play to listen to this article Europe’s refusal to share COVID-19 vaccine technology threatens to overshadow a major gathering of European and African leaders this week. Europe wants to use the meeting — which has been delayed by 16 months due to the pandemic — to advance relations on several fronts, including trade and … Read more

West Africa grapples with wave of military coups

West Africa grapples with wave of military coups

The new spike in power grabs comes as the Sahel, the vast region south of the Sahara Desert, faces growing violence from Islamic extremists, which in turn has caused people to turn against elected governments in both Mali and Burkina Faso. Neighboring Niger, hard-hit by Islamic insurgents, has also been vulnerable: Security forces stopped a … Read more

Millions at risk as drought threatens the Horn of Africa

Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The children walk among carcasses of animals dying of starvation and exhaustion, a grim picture of the drought that threatens millions of people in the Horn of Africa. Somalia, Kenya and now Ethiopia have sounded the alarm over the latest climate shock in a fragile region crisscrossed by herders and others … Read more

Scientists fear ‘killer lake’ in Africa could erupt, release poisonous gas cloud that could kill millions

Scientists fear ‘killer lake’ in Africa could erupt, release poisonous gas cloud that could kill millions

Researchers fear that a ‘killer’ lake in Africa could kill millions of people, studies show. Freshwater experts warn that Lake Kivu, located between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, harbors potentially explosive gases. Kivu is one of Africa’s great ‘rift’ lakes because it has formed over an area of ​​extensional tectonics in the continental … Read more