THE congress of Mexico’s northeastern border state Tamaulipas has voted to recognise same-sex marriage, making it legal across the country. Becoming the last of the country’s states to do so, …
Thousands of Benin bronzes are scattered around European museums after being looted by the British in the 19th century. Photo: Benin art objects and bronzes are pictured at the Linden …
Photo: Cows crossing a polluted section of the Osun river in southwest Nigeria [Al Jazeera] By Eromo Egbejule and Festus Iyorah IN his early twenties, Simeon Abolarinwa did the grown-up thing of making …
A SENIOR commander of a Palestinian armed group and several children have been killed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli jets bombed the besieged enclave for a second day. In …
DINESH Gunawardena has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister, just hours after soldiers and police cleared an anti-government protest site in Colombo. Gunawardena, a veteran member of the ruling Sri …
Temie Giwa-Tubosun’s business uses data and technology to get urgent blood supplies to hospitals and to save lives. TEMIE Giwa-Tubosun had an epiphany 13 years ago when she met an …
Across northwest Nigeria, individuals are turning to self-help as Nigeria’s security forces remain acutely understaffed. IT was a sunny afternoon in March. Abdulrahman Yusuf was quiet as he lit a …
ABDALLA Hamdok, the deposed prime minister of Sudan, has been allowed to return home, according to his office, a day after the country’s military detained him after seizing power in …
Many Tanzanians acknowledge recognition of Abdulrazak Gurnah’s work but others question whether they can claim author as their own. Lead Photo: Zanzibar-born author Abdulrazak Gurnah poses for a photo call …
THE “Dogefather” is once again putting one of crypto’s hottest digital coins of the moment front and centre on his Twitter feed. On Tuesday, Elon Musk posted a poll on …