Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” ...

The sentencing on 19 April of 40 individuals, including prominent political opposition figures, lawyers, and human rights defenders, to harsh prison terms ranging between 13 and 66 years after being ...

Cotonou’s contemporary, elevated Ganhi Market, located in the heart of Cotonou, Benin, opened to the public December 7, 2024, serving as one of several new markets launching throughout the city ...

The Security Secretary recently alleged that some people were using issues unrelated to national security to “divide society” and stir “hatred against the SAR government and the central government.” ...

The legacy of this art is a liberatory one — our people, Black men and women, were principal actors in the fight for freedom throughout Colombia.” ...

I’ve seen Disney’s latest bingeable series, The Stolen Girl, variously described as a “posh-house drama”, “the equivalent of an airport novel” and “enjoyably preposterous” – so what’s not to like? One ...

Used to prosecuting civilians, Uganda’s military courts help entrench repression ahead of the 2026 elections. Uganda is gearing up for general elections in January 2026 – the seventh since President ...

Monetary policy can be wielded as a tool to boost an economy around election time, which explains why politicians want to have a say on it.

Reacting to the conviction of 19-year-old anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva for “repeated discreditation of the Russian armed forces,” Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty Internationals ...

So far, only one member of the team, the Albanian player Rei Manaj, has issued an apology for their banner that read 'What is natural, is normal birth' ...

Mayors from the Democratic Party aren’t making cities any more – or less – dangerous than mayors from the Republican Party.

The most infamous example is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, where the US raised tariffs on over 20,000 imports — a move that worsened the Great Depression and led to global retaliations.