KAMPALA, UGANDA - Nearly 1,000 young people marched Friday in Kampala to protest land, forest and wetland degradation around the country.
Statistics from Uganda's forest authority show that between 1990 …
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Harry and Meghan Make 1st Official Tour as Family in Africa
JOHANNESBERG, SOUTH AFRICA - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, along with their infant son, Archie, are making their first official tour as a family, starting Monday in a troubled …
Zimbabwe Police: Doctor Who Disappeared is Safe, in Hospital
Police in Zimbabwe say the leader of a doctors' strike, who allegedly was abducted by government agents, is receiving care at a Harare hospital and is not under arrest.
Dr. …
Efforts Underway in Kenya to Preserve Disappearing Indigenous Dialects
LAIKIPIA, KENYA � In Africa, hundreds of indigenous languages are on the verge of extinction, according to the U.N. culture organization UNESCO. That includes at least 13 languages in Kenya. …
Rights Groups Urge Release of Journalists in Eritrea, Years After Disappearances
In 2002, newspaper editor Aaron Berhane fled his home country of Eritrea for security reasons, after his paper criticized the government and called for democratic reforms. He was one of …
Outlining Top Priorities, New General Assembly President Highlights Critical Work in Combating Poverty, Climate Change, as He Opens Seventy-Fourth Session
Secretary-General Says Faith in Multilateralism Key to Tackling Global Challenges amid Trust Deficit between Nations
Opening the General Assembly's seventy-fourth session today, newly elected President Tijjani Muhammad Bande (Nigeria) underlined …