Author: Becca MILFELD

While recent restrictions by a number of African nations on LGBTQ rights have elicited fierce criticism, international reaction has been more tepid as Senegal doubled its penalty for same-sex relations this week.Read More

It is about eliminating Palestinian existence in Palestine.Read More

Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya. For households and small businesses, reliable power is boosting incomes, improvingRead More

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Expanding electricity access is transforming lives across Africa, from Nairobi’s informal settlements to rural fishing communities in western Kenya. For households and small businesses, reliable power is boosting incomes, improvingRead More

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Before dawn in the narrow alleys of Mathare, an informal settlement in Kenya’s capital, Agnes Mbesa flicks on a single bulb hanging from her tin roof.Read More

Africa’s textile sector is pushing to harmonise standards to unlock a fragmented market and enable seamless cross-border trade. Despite strong growth potential, lack of common standards has raised costs,Read More

BANGKOK — Asian nations are increasingly competing for Russian crude oil as an energy crisis mounts amid the month-old war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, which has choked off roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply.Read More

The Barents Sea might seem too far away to affect our weather – but research shows it doesRead More

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was down 1.4% to 53,004.81 in early Asia trading, while South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.4% to 5,292.36 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.8% to 25,082.59.Read More