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Jacob Zuma’s daughter resigns amid claims South Africans tricked to fight for Russia
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla quits as MP after being accused of recruiting 17 men who are trapped in war-torn Ukraine
A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma has resigned as an MP, after being accused of tricking 17 South African men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine by telling them they were travelling to Russia to train as bodyguards for the Zumas’ uMkhonto weSizwe
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Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
Africa’s forests have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source, according to research that underscores the need for urgent action to save the world’s great natural climate stabilisers.
The alarming shift, which has happened since 2010, means all of the planet’s three
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Guinea-Bissau military takes ‘total control’ amid election chaos
Officers say they are closing borders and suspending poll as president and main rival both claim victory
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have announced they are taking “total control” of the west African country, three days after elections that both the two main presidential contenders claim to have won.
Military officers said they were suspending Guinea-Bissau’s electoral process and
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Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi
The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, said all 24 of the girls kidnapped last week had been rescued
All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants after a mass abduction last week from a school in north-western Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced on Tuesday.
A total of 25 girls were abducted on 17 November from the Government Girls Comprehensive secondary school
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Jacob Zuma’s daughter accused of tricking men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
South African police investigate allegations made against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla by another of ex-president’s daughters
South African police are investigating allegations that a
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College student deported when flying home for Thanksgiving, despite court order
Student ‘heartbroken’ after being sent to Honduras while trying to travel from Boston to Texas, attorney says
A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of a court order, according to her attorney.
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19,
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Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law
Bill 9 would outlaw prayer and face coverings in public institutions, sparking fears it targets Muslims in Canada
Quebec says it will intensify its crackdown on public displays of religion in a sweeping new law that critics say pushes Canadian provinces into private spaces and disproportionately affects
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‘Not going to happen’: First Nations threaten to end Carney’s pipe dream
The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff opposition
When the people of the Haida nation won a decades-long battle for recognition that an archipelago off the coast of British Columbia in Canada was rightfully theirs, it was a long overdue victory.
The
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St Vincent opposition party celebrates historic election win
New Democratic party victory is crushing defeat for Unity Labour, which has held power since 2001
The New Democratic party (NDP) in the Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is celebrating a historic landslide victory, taking 14 of 15 seats, according to preliminary
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St Vincent prime minister seeks record sixth term in tight election
Ralph Gonsalves campaigns on strong economy in bid to retain office he has held since 2001
Voters in St Vincent and the Grenadines will go to the polls on Thursday with Ralph Gonsalves seeking a record sixth consecutive term as prime minister.
The elections are expected to be a tight contest between the ruling Unity Labour party, which has been in power since 2001, and the
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