Tag Archives: Africa

Users will see the warning: ‘We have been alerted that Egyptian police is actively making arrests of gay, bi, and trans people on digital platforms.’ Egypt does not outlaw homosexuality but frequently prosecutes members of the LGBTQ community. Source link

This is the second renewal of the separate agreements that Ukraine and Russia signed with the United Nations and Turkey to allow food to leave the Black Sea region after Russia invaded its neighbour more than a year ago. Russia has complained that shipments of its fertilisers – which its …

Around 2,000 protesters, many carrying signs and bearing trade union logos, marched towards Downing Street, the prime minister’s official residence. Other protests took place in Scotland and Wales. Source link

The powerful storm barrelled through southern Africa for the second time in weeks, prompting Malawi’s president to declare a state of disaster. Source link

Bonnie Chan, co-chief operating officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), speaks during a special market closing ceremony on March 8, part of the global “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” campaign to celebrate the power of diversity and the contribution of women in markets and communities, at HKEX …

France is seeking to counter China and Russia’s growing influence in the region, but anti-French sentiment is running high in some former colonies. Source link

Beijing was a key player in the African country’s reconstruction after decades of civil war but the oil-backed loans that powered that recovery are ebbing. Source link

Chinese funding for big infrastructure projects in Africa last year was the lowest since the Belt and Road Initiative was launched in 2013. Source link

China will be consuming more electricity than the European Union, United States and India combined, the International Energy Agency said. Source link

The three Christian leaders spoke out on LGBT rights during an unprecedented joint airborne news conference returning home from South Sudan. Source link