Africa

[ad_1] Kenya has appealed for urgent financial support from the international community to sustain a police deployment in Haiti, which has been extended by a year.The multinational security mission, which began in June, is helping fight gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas. More than 3,600 people have been killed in the country since January, including over 100 children, while more than 500,000 Haitians have been forced […]

[ad_1] On this International Day of the Girl, we celebrate and amplify the voices of girls in Ghana and across Africa, focusing on their vision for the future. This year’s theme—Girls’ Vision for the Future—emphasizes the urgent need for action and the hope girls bring to creating a better Africa. In Ghana and many other African countries, girls are courageously confronting challenges such as gender inequality, limited access to education, […]

[ad_1] South African prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to the controversial farm theft scandal that nearly brought down the president two years ago.A former spy chief laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa, accusing him of committing irregularities in trying to hide the theft of $4m (£3.25m) in cash at his game farm in the north-eastern Limpopo province.The president denied any wrongdoing, […]

[ad_1] A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:RODGER BOSCH / AFPHoping to win hearts and minds with humour, Extinction Rebellion protesters pose as "fossil fuel vampires" preying on Mother Earth outside an oil producers' conference on Tuesday, in the South African city of Cape Town. The campaigners say time is running out to fix the global climate crisis.Khaled DESOUKI / AFPTime is also […]