MADRID— International tourist arrivals doubled in 2022 over the previous year, and should reach near pre-pandemic levels in 2023 thanks to the lifting of travel restrictions, especially in China, the UN’s tourism body said.There were 917 million global…
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Amid mixed results for Africa’s effective governance, peace, security, speakers in Security Council spotlight ways to end violence, build capacity for growth
‘Africa Knows Best’, Delegates Stress, Urging More Investment, Support for Nationally Led Strategies to Tackle Continent’s ChallengesHighlighting the links between effective governance, peace, security and development in Africa, speakers urged greater …
Malawi Police Arrest Nurse for Harassing President Online
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Free speech advocates in Malawi have condemned the arrest of a nurse for insulting President Lazarus Chakwera during a WhatsApp debate on governance.Malawi police said 39-year-old Chidawawa Mainje was charged with cyber harassment an…
Chinese National Gets 20-Year Sentence for Torture in Rwanda
A court in Rwanda has sentenced a Chinese mining engineer to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of tying his workers to a tree and whipping them.A Chinese citizen was convicted Wednesday in Rwanda on charges of torture, according to Rwandan m…
EU court rules in favour of Mubarak family on assets freeze
LUXEMBOURG— The European Court of Justice ruled in favour of the family of late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and confirmed the unfreezing of assets blocked over a decade ago.The European Union had decided in March last year to end sanctions it had …
Darfur People Living in South Sudan Welcome ICC Trial of Janjaweed Leader
The International Criminal Court trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, which began Tuesday, is a long-awaited moment for many former residents of Sudan’s Darfur region now living in South Sudan.The former Janjaweed militia leader – also known as al-…
Covid-19: Africa’s cases surpass 11 mln
ADDIS ABABA— Africa has reported 11,077,105 COVID-19 cases as of Thursday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll acros…
ICC to Hear Ugandan LRA Commander’s Appeal
The International Criminal Court will next week hear an appeal by Ugandan former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen against his conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity.Ongwen, a former child soldier in the notorious rebel gro…
ICJ Orders Uganda to Pay $325 Million to DR Congo
The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay $325 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as reparations for Uganda’s invasion of the DRC in the late 1990s.Seven years ago, the court ruled Uganda must compensate the DRC fo…
DR Congo Court Set for Verdict in Murder of UN Experts
KANANGA, DR CONGO — A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo is set to pronounce a long-awaited verdict Saturday in a mass trial over the 2017 murder of two U.N. experts in a troubled central region.Dozens of people have been on trial for more …
Nigeria’s Online Vendors Count Losses After Long Twitter Ban
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Online computer dealer Mohammed Maitano has nearly 30,000 followers on Twitter and says he normally makes around $4,500 every month from sales of his computers and other office accessories.He says that being blocked on Twitter for mont…
UN Chief: ‘Avalanche of Action’ Needed to Stem Global Crises
NEW YORK — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that the world is facing “a five-alarm fire” that requires urgent and united global action to be extinguished.“I want to begin the year by raising five alarms — on COVID-19, global finan…