News Analysis: Paris peace conference faces harsh realities in eastern DR Congo

by Xinhua writer Shi Yu KINSHASA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- In the lead-up to a high-level peace conference on Africa's Great Lakes region, scheduled for Thursday in Paris, firearms are still roaring in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as...

Jake Tapper on Censorship, Media Failings, and Presidential Power

The Reason Interview goes deep with the artists, activists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers who are making the world a more libertarian—or at least more interesting—place by challenging worn-out orthodoxies and ideas. Today's guest is Jake Tapper,...

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Today in History for Oct. 29: On this date: In 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh was executed in London on charges of treason against King James I. Today in History for Oct. 29: On this date: In 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh was executed in London on charges of...

How much longer will the safety of the British people be endangered by a system that lets violent criminals walk into the UK? RICHARD LITTLEJOHN

A frenzied knife attack on three people in a quiet suburban street in Uxbridge, resulting in the death of one victim and another sustaining life-threatening injuries, has horrified Britain. The dead man, Wayne Broadhurst, a popular 49-year old...

Family and friends 'taken or killed': From Australia, Emad is watching horrors unfold

Emad Mohamed, a Sudanese man living in Canberra, has said he feels "empty" after learning members of his family were killed, kidnapped, or reported missing during a deadly assault on a city in Sudan over the weekend. The paramilitary Rapid Support...

Human touch must remain in trade and logistics, summit told

KPA boss Captain William Ruto, KNCCI Mombasa chair Aboud Jamal, Transport PS Mohamed Daghar and KNCCI president Erick Ruto at the ITLS 2025 on Tuesday / JOHN CHESOLI title: Balance technology with human resources, logistics stakeholders told...

How to Conduct Investment Due Diligence in African Markets: The Velex Advisory Playbook

Africa’s investment landscape is full of promise. From fintech and mobility to logistics, e-commerce, and renewable energy, the opportunities are real, but so are the risks. Across 54 countries, you’ll find fast-growing markets, but also...

Russia-Africa Expo-2025: Spotlighting Africa’s Economic Potentials for Russian Investors

Designed as an investment and entrepreneurial platform, the ‘Russia-Africa Expo-2025. Made in Africa, held in Moscow in mid-October, attracted state officials, investors, and business people from Africa and Russia who are highly interested in...

Sudan’s Real Genocide Ignored: El Fasher Falls While The West Looks Away

This week, the city of El Fasher, the last government-held capital in Darfur, fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — a brutal militia descended from the Janjaweed death squads that terrorized Sudan two decades ago. The RSF, heavily armed and...

Genocide unfolding in Sudan? What’s the RSF that has killed 2,000 civilians in El-Fasher?

Is a genocide unfolding in Sudan? That is what analysis of satellite imagery viewed by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) is suggesting. According to reports, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is said to have killed over 2,000 citizens of Sudan...

Appel à communication – Genre et environnement – Colloque international du RUCHE

Colloque international du RUCHE Genre et environnement 10-12 juin 2026 UMR 7303 TELEMMe – Maison méditerranéenne des sciences de l’homme Aix-en-Provence (France) Organisé par TELEMMe (UMR 7303), IRHiS (UMR 8529) et SADAPT (UMR 1048) Appel à...

The charade in Cameroon

On Monday October 27, 2025, Cameroon’s Constitutional Council announced that Paul Biya, candidate of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement, CPDM, had been re-elected President of the country for an eighth term. Biya, aged 92, has ruled the...

Education Needs Support

The Government of Punjab deserves credit for continuing its efforts to promote education through stipend programmes for low-income families. Under the Zewar-e-Taleem initiative of the School Education Department Punjab, the province provides a...

OBSERVER DAILY | The five-year investor visa: A bold step toward a more competitive Namibia

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s recent announcement of a five-year visa for serious investors marks a decisive and forward-thinking step in Namibia’s quest to become a truly competitive investment destination. Speaking at the launch of the...

Claims of groping and sex: inside alleged misconduct of top Hague prosecutor

It was as she arrived at a family birthday party that Aisha* decided she had to call her husband and tell him what had been going on at work.For almost a year her boss, Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, had...

Sudanese activist sees his executed uncles in RSF videos from el-Fasher 

Mohammed Zakaria had not slept in two days when the news came that el-Fasher, his hometown, had fallen to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The Sudanese video journalist and human rights activist had been monitoring the deteriorating...

Canal+ set to enter Ghana’s fibre internet industry with GVA launch

Ghana’s broadband industry is bracing for heightened competition as French media and telecommunications giant Canal+ readies to launch its high-speed fibre internet service in the country. Through its internet subsidiary, Vivendi Africa (GVA),...

President Ramaphosa’s son shows off pricey ankole herd

Tumelo Ramaphosa – the youngest son of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa – has shown off his collection of ankole cattle. Like his dad, the young businessman – who owns high-end butchery StudEx Meat – is known for pursuing his...

Ghana Marks UN 80th Anniversary with Flag-Raising

The 80th anniversary celebration of the United Nations (UN) was on Friday climaxed with a flag-raising ceremony. The week-long celebration was characterised by a health walk, tree planting exercise, a high-level dialogue, and the flag-raising...

Canal Plus Set to Enter Ghana Broadband Market

French telecom giant plans fibre rollout in Accra, Kumasi Ghana’s broadband industry is preparing for new competition as French media and telecommunications company Canal Plus plans to launch high speed fibre internet services in Accra and Kumasi...