THAILAND has approved same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in the Southeast Asian region to do so. The development followed the nation’s Senate passing a marriage equality bill on Tuesday, June 18. Al Jazeera reports that the upper house gave…
THE governor of the US state of Maryland issued a mass pardon of drug offences on Monday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades. Democrat Wes Moore said his act — “the most sweeping state-level…
FRANCE is planning to reduce its military presence in West and Central Africa to around 600 troops in line with President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to limit the French military footprint in the region, three sources told AFP. In February 2023,…
MALAWIANS gathered on Monday to mourn Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, who was laid to rest in his home village of Nsipe in the district of Ntcheu, approximately 160 km (100 miles) southeast of the capital, Lilongwe. The sombre event…
THE African National Congress (ANC) announced on Monday that South Africa’s new government now includes five political parties, representing more than two-thirds of the seats in the National Assembly. Ongoing discussions aim to bring more parties into the coalition. Following…
A multibillion-dollar global fishing industry, heavily backed by the Chinese government, is driving a surge in illegal activities by Chinese vessels off the coast of East Africa. This exploitation is depleting fishing grounds that local communities rely on, according to…
THE Rwandan government has partnered with Africa50 to advance the construction of Kigali Innovation City, set to become Africa’s most advanced city. The project moved forward after Africa 50 signed an implementation agreement with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the…
KENYAN President William Ruto has strongly condemned the fatal shooting of Magistrate Monica Kivuti in an open court, warning that attacks against judicial officers ‘should not happen again.’ The incident, which occurred on Thursday, has been described as ‘tragic’ and ‘unacceptable’…
FOUR people, including a pregnant woman, were killed on Sunday in the Ntcheu district of southern Malawi when a vehicle rammed into mourners participating in the funeral procession for former Vice President Saulos Chilima, local media reported. The fatal accident…
US journalist Evan Gershkovich will go on trial on espionage charges in Russia’s Urals city of Yekaterinburg behind closed doors on June 26, the court overseeing the process said on Monday. The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in March…
