The death toll from landslides that hit south-western Ethiopia on Sunday and Monday has risen to 257 and could reach 500, the UN’s office for
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‘Smoking gun’ evidence points to UAE involvement in Sudan civil war
Passports recovered from battlefields in Sudan suggest the United Arab Emirates is covertly putting boots on the ground in the country’s devastating civil war, according
Brazilian rancher ordered to pay $50m for damage to Amazon
A Brazilian cattle rancher has been ordered to pay more than $50m (£39m) for destroying part of the Amazon rainforest and ordered to restore the
At least 150 people missing after boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania
At least 15 people have died and more than 150 are missing after a boat full of people hoping to make it to Europe capsized
Africa to overtake Asia with highest number of hungry people by 2030, says UN
Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the highest number of people experiencing hunger in the world by 2030, the UN has predicted. In
Canada wildfires: 25,000 evacuate Jasper national park amid multiple blazes
Out-of-control wildfires near the Canadian town of Jasper have forced more than 25,000 to flee one of the country’s largest national parks as multiple blazes
Wild sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine, scientists say
Wild sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new study by Brazilian scientists, in the latest research to demonstrate
At least 229 people dead in Ethiopia after heavy rain causes mudslides
At least 229 people have died in mudslides after heavy rain in south-western Ethiopia, in the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa
Scores arrested in Uganda at banned rally inspired by Kenya protests
Scores of demonstrators have been arrested in the Uganda capital, Kampala, for taking part in a banned rally that has drawn inspiration from the youth-led
Suppliers to top essential oil brand left unpaid and afraid after abuse inquiry
An investigation into the abuse of women working to supply frankincense to a leading US essential oils brand built on ethical sourcing has left workers