The devastation caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa demonstrates again that the country is not moving fast enough to adopt appropriate urban planning. It should be integrating risk assessment and management in the design and development of cities. This is becoming more urgent as the frequency of floods […]
Africa
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been inaugurated for a second five-year term after contentious elections in December. Speaking during the ceremony in the capital on Saturday, Tshisekedi, 60, expressed his commitment to a more united, stronger, and prosperous Congo. “I am taking back the […]
Following the October 7 attack by Hamas, Israeli forces have carried out sustained attacks on the Palestinian controlled territory, dividing the international community. Last week, the South African government presented a case to the International Court of Justice. They argued the Israeli government’s attack on Gaza, and especially the actions […]
Plastic pollution is a menace worldwide. Plastics are now found in every environment on the planet, from the deepest seas to the atmosphere and human bodies. Scientific evidence describing harm to the environment and humans is growing. Hence, the United Nations has resolved to negotiate a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. Strategies to achieve this goal include provisions […]
South African justice minister Ronald Lamola led a top legal team to argue the country’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 January. South Africa argues that Israel’s indiscriminate retaliatory bombing and siege of Gaza contravenes the Genocide Convention. More than 23,000 Palestinians, including at least 10,000 children, have been killed. Narnia Bohler-Muller, […]
At least 50 people are dead and 700,000 have been displaced as flash flooding sparked by severe rainfall continues to batter Somalia. Relief agencies on the ground warn the crisis is intensifying, as heavy rains forecasted to begin on Wednesday could exacerbate flooding nationwide, Al Jazeera reports. The catastrophic flooding […]
At least 19 villagers were brutally murdered in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday by attackers affiliated with ISIS. Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) reportedly tied up their victims before killing them using machetes and other weapons, Aljazeera reports. Some villagers who tried to […]
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has reached out to leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, urging them to reduce tensions following an increase in fighting by rebels in Kinshasa. Blinken emphasised the importance of both Rwanda and Congo taking steps to ease tensions and […]
Amid the global focus on the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) confronts an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with a staggering 6.9 million people displaced. This crisis, largely overlooked by mainstream media, has recently come to light through the International Organization for Migration (IOM), attributing the surge in displaced […]
In a strategic move to capitalise on the global electric vehicle (EV) boom, Ghana has approved the development of the West African nation’s inaugural lithium mine. Located on Ghana’s southern coast at Ewoyaa, where major lithium deposits were uncovered just six years ago, the new mine will sit roughly 100km […]
