Thousands of farmers are marching towards Delhi to hold a mass gathering in the capital. Sreoshi Mukherjee reports that they are calling for a legal guarantee of their demands - which previously sparked one of the longest and largest protests in recent Indian history.

Kenyan riot police have fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered in Nairobi for a day of action called by the opposition to protest the country's punishing cost of living crisis. AFP news agency correspondents on the scene say though that demonstrators also...

growing number of African products are in high demand in China as part of Beijing’s broader strategy to implement President Xi Jinping’s promise to increase non-resource imports from Africa. The South China Morning Post reveals that following accusations that it...

Israeli and Palestinian officials have agreed to take steps to lower tensions, stressing the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem’s holy sites when Ramadan starts later this week. The parties also reconfirmed commitments made at a meeting last month,...

There is a mixed reaction to the so-called ‘national shutdown’ by the EFF taking place in South Africa today. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union President Joseph Mathunjwa tells TV new channel eNCA that the events of today should be an eye opener...

NAMFISA has responded to a video on social media which created some uncertainties, saying a prescribed process needs to be followed and considered before any death benefit under a pension fund or pension benefit can be distributed to beneficiaries. CEO Kenneth...

In a trend of old things coming back into fashion, a growing number of consumers are finding that in an era of rapidly rising prices, returning to spending cash to control their spending works. The AFP news agency reports that the current TikTok trend of...

As tensions ramp up in the region, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised two days of drills “simulating a nuclear counterattack” — including the firing of a ballistic missile carrying a mock nuclear warhead. Al Jazeera reports that the drills were the fourth...

Amnesty International has accused Sierra Leone’s security forces of using excessive force during deadly riots last August that saw six police officers and 27 civilians killed. The London-based human rights group says that 515 people were also arrested following the...

In news from South Africa, the EFF says it is not deterred by the mass deployment of law enforcement to strategic key points ahead of its planned shutdown, insisting that the "alarmist" measures taken by law enforcement are working in its favour as it will lead to an...