Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally resigned and a new provisional government has been sworn in during a secret ceremony at the presidential palace,
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Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist
Africa must take greater control in the industries it supplies with raw materials to lift its people from poverty and seize its own destiny in
Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group
Burkina Faso’s military summarily executed 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in a single day in late February, according to an investigation into one
Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says Cleverly
Several flights a month will deport asylum seekers to Rwanda “indefinitely”, the home secretary has said, as he argued that the £1.8m a person cost
Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation
The prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has halted plans for a multi-million-pound payout to the British Conservative MP Richard Drax for the purchase of
Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president
Portugal needs to “pay the costs” of slavery and other colonial-era crimes, the country’s president has said, in a rare instance of a European leader
UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends. In its annual
Sudan had largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report shows
Sudan had the world’s largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023 as conflict and displacement drove food insecurity globally, according to the
Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban
Honduras is being taken to a global human rights body for the first time over its total abortion ban, which campaigners say violates women’s fundamental
At least 21 migrants dead after boat capsizes off coast of Djibouti
At least 21 people have died after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency has said. It was the second