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Morocco’s tourism industry is thriving, having attracted 15.9 million visitors by November 2024, which is a 20% increase from the previous year.

This Wednesday, hundreds of British farmers, driving tractors adorned with banners and flags, marched on London.

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited South Africa during its G20 Presidency, emphasizing the need for climate justice.

From self-medicating great apes to elephants that call one another by individual names, the wonderful world of nature was full of fascinating discoveries throughout 2024.

Pope Francis engaged with members of the Italian non-profit organization ResQ, focusing on the “vastness and complexity of the migration phenomenon.”

The lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday gave an initial approval of a long-discussed bill that would open the way for the Russian authorities to remove the Taliban’s designation as a terrorist group.

One of the first areas where the programme is being rolled out is the southern state of Bayelsa, which has one of the country’s highest rates of malaria.

Hundreds of people paid their last respects on Tuesday to Benito Aguas Atlahua, a member of the country’s ruling coalition, who died in hospital on Monday night after being shot earlier in the day in Zongolica, Mexico.

The 10-day Hornbill Festival is held in Kohima, the capital of the remote Indian state of Nagaland, on the border with Burma.

The results show terms that saw the highest spike in traffic compared to last year — ranging from key news events, notably global elections, to the most popular songs, athletes and unforgettable pop-culture moments that people looked up to worldwide.

Amnesty International called for an investigation Wednesday into a former governor and two top army officials in Congo for “possible crimes against humanity” during a deadly crackdown on demonstrators last year protesting the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country.

The US singer and songwriter recently published his first album of new music in eight years.

At least 175 people have been reported dead and dozens injured after a series of airstrikes hit Sudan’s capital on Monday and Tuesday.

Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor of law and international peace studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, believes bombing from Israel and the United States are “only adding to the chaos”

“No one should die of malaria; yet the disease continues to disproportionately harm people living in the African region, especially young children and pregnant women,”

“The RAF does not compensate someone who intentionally causes a motor vehicle accident, even if this results in serious injuries,”

Around 9 million children are out of school across Ethiopia today due to ongoing violence, climate-induced disasters and widespread forced displacement

Top government-funded schools now charge nearly $700 in tuition per three-month term.

Besigye is charged alongside his comrade Obeid Kamulegeya with endangering national security and subversion. The two were kidnapped by Ugandan intelligence from Kenya’s capital in November prompting outrage

France flew out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad on Tuesday, signalling the beginning of the withdrawal of its military forces from the former French colony in Central Africa that last month broke off its defense cooperation agreement with Paris.

In Nairobi, Kenya, police used tear gas to disperse protesters demonstrating against gender-based violence under the slogan ‘Stop Feminicide’. Gender-based violence has increased, with 97 women killed since August, most of them by their partners.

A group of artists are organising the Satellite Art Show alongside the annual Art Basel Miami fair for the 10th year running. This event, accessible to as many people as possible, aims to provoke, entertain and push boundaries.

Zambia’s Constitutional Court ruled that former President Edgar Lungu was banned from contesting the 2026 election because he has already served the maximum terms

Mngqithi’s departure follows Sundowns’ poor recent form, including two draws in the Champions League group stage and a shock loss in the South African League Cup final.

Several private banks opened on Tuesday and employees came to work signaling a resumption of economic activities that were deemed closed indefinitely

Kenya is grappling with a silent epidemic of gender-based violence. Police data shows that 97 women were killed between August and November 2024, most by their male partners.

The Health Ministry said in a statement that the collapse of the six-story building in Cairo’s western neighbourhood of Waili also injured three people, who were hospitalized.

France flew out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad on Tuesday, signalling the beginning of the withdrawal of its military forces from the former French colony in Central Africa that last month broke off its defense cooperation agreement with Paris.

The National Transitional Council (CNT) of Chad promoted General Déby to the rank of Marshal on Monday.

150 illegal miners are due to appear in court in South Africa following the latest operation crackdown

“The entire village was gripped by fear as gunshots echoed throughout the operation,” another resident told Daily Trust, which reported 43 people kidnapped.

“It is very sad that I was injured while championing for women not to be injured or killed. If the president is serious about ending femicide, let him start by taking action on the officers who have brutalized us today,”

The Israeli prime minister faces three separate cases of corruption which include allegations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the ongoing violence, which saw the killing of “at least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women, between December 6-8 in the Wharf Jérémie neighbourhood of Cite Soleil,”

“Even in my sleep, I dream of bombs pounding the city, and I wake up in a panic because I’m so scared…”

UN Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bintou Keita reported “Political tensions around calls to revise the Constitution, and the continued and escalating insecurity in North Kivu and Ituri, especially related to the activity of ADF, M23, CODECO and Zaïre.”

Spanning more than 13,000 square kilometers (5,000 square miles), the Okapi reserve became a protected site due to its unique biodiversity and large number of threatened species, including its namesake, the okapi. A Chinese company is accused of exploiting gold inside in the forest

Thousands of Syrians headed Monday to Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus to search for their loved ones. Civil defense workers and teams from the White Helmets civil defense group were seen digging holes inside the prison in search for hidden cells or underground chambers

Jay-Z is rejecting a rape allegation made against him, calling it part of an extortion attempt

The Panda Go! exhibition features 2,500 mini-panda sculptures, which were put on display at various locations in Hong Kong, China. Crowds flocked to Victoria Harbour over the weekend to pay them a visit.