Fifty people die during crossing to Canary Islands, says Spanish charity
Total of 10,547 migrants died trying to reach Spain by boat last year, according to monitoring group Caminando Fronteras
Africa
News, analysis, features and opinion related to countries in Africa
Move to expand Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition internationally welcomed by Tánaiste
Agreement signed between Department of Foreign Affairs and BTYSTE to support science in developing countries, especially Africa
Southern Africa at a tipping point as voters lose faith in former freedom movements
South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia elections suggest people are punishing parties for decades of misrule
‘We need Macron to act.’ The view in Mayotte, the French island territory steamrolled by cyclone Chido
Emanuel Macron has visited France’s Indian Ocean department devastated last weekend’s storm but for some residents promises of support from Paris ring hollow
Ed Sheeran and Mary Robinson are right. It’s time to bin Band Aid
Band Aid revisionism hasn’t dropped from the clear blue winter sky. It’s been there since the start
Explainer: 10 takeaways from Cop 29, a collective failure
Amid pressure from petrostates, Donald Trump’s looming US presidency, curtailed activism and continuing implementation difficulties, the progress was better than nothing - but way short of what is required
How the US ‘broke Congo’ is vividly retold in a pacy new documentary
Worldview: Johan Grimonprez’s Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat weaves extraordinary archive footage, personal testimonies and jazz into a compelling account of the killing of Patrice Lumumba
Cop29: UAE urges Saudi Arabia and others to honour fossil fuels pledge amid continuing impasse
Unprecedented public rebuke by Cop28 host comes as fuel producers try to derail transition promise made at last year’s talks
Cop29 stuck with big finance gap amid claims of backsliding on fossil fuels
‘Standing still is retreat and the world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome’ warns UK’s Ed Miliband
Cop29: Spectre of failure overhangs Baku as talks near collapse
Wealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’
Here’s why churches across Ireland will turn red next Wednesday
Rite & Reason: One in seven Christians in the world faces persecution or extreme discrimination because of their faith
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: A fleet-footed chronicle that never lets up
Johan Grimonprez’s propulsive account of jazz, colonialism, and the murder of Patrice Lumumba
Eamon Ryan: EU must ensure renewed backing for Paris pact as Cop29 faces into difficult negotiations
‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’
UN biodiversity summit comes to abrupt end as deal on global nature fund falls through
‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife Trust
Dahomey director Mati Diop: ‘I felt I had the responsibility to make sure a new wave of African cinema exists’
The French-Senegalese film-maker won this year’s Golden Bear in Berlin for her breathtakingly imaginative new release
Ruling party candidate for Mozambique’s presidential election officially declared the winner
Mozambique’s opposition parties and international observers allege vote-rigging in the election
UK has grudgingly closed a long chapter in its inglorious history of African colonial conquest
Worldview: The UK leaves the Chagos Islands much as it governed them, with a total disregard for the feelings or aspirations of its displaced indigenous people
Global South must be saved from fossil fuels and other climate-harming practices
Ethiopia is among many countries suffering hunger, poverty and misery due to the Global North’s destruction of the planet and its banks financing damaging agricultural programmes and fossil fuel expansion
European Union ‘failed to pay attention’ to Global South for years
Europe struggling to navigate growing force of Brics countries on international stage
Africa fights for influence on international governance
South Africa is seen by many as well placed to argue the case of the developing world’s desire for greater representation on the international stage
One Health approach focusing on link between animal and human wellbeing key to preventing pandemics
Understanding immune response in animals pivotal to developing breeding techniques and more to prevent disease before animals sicken
Tanzanian president orders investigation into pre-election abductions
Ally Mohamed Kibao, a senior member of main opposition party Chadema, was found murdered on Saturday
African flags fly in Tiananmen Square for China-Africa co-operation summit
China backs call for reparations to be paid for slave trafficking and colonialism, while African leaders remain committed to ‘one China principle’
Russian mercenaries more active in Africa since death of Wagner group leader
The last three months of 2023 in Africa were a particularly violent time for the Wagner fighters, says US-based conflict-monitoring group
Tanzania’s Maasai protest eviction in the name of conservation
Global conservation pledges pose risk for local communities as frameworks to be established to protect Indigenous people
African health agency says mpox vaccinations could start within days
Africa could start mpox vaccinations within days, health agency says
Sampa the Great: ‘For the first time, we’re not asked to add more English. I can just sing in my language’
Africa’s biggest stars are filling stadiums, winning Grammys and forging collaborations across the world. It’s finally putting them in control of their stories
What is mpox, why has it been declared a global emergency and is it in Ireland?
Many countries in Africa are experiencing surge in cases as virus crosses borders
HSE to consider mpox vaccination programme after WHO declares ‘public health emergency’
Variant of virus causing concern in Africa, and now detected in Sweden, different to strain seen in State in 2022
Nigeria police may seek army help after protests turn violent
Nigerians have organised protests against ‘bad governance’ and said they will sustain their action for 10 days
Our urban lives are wrapped up in the swift’s fate. To survive, they need our help
Ella McSweeney: Leaving these gaps isn’t always compatible with insulation projects, but there are alternatives that don’t cost a huge amount
Ethiopia: Death toll from landslides caused by heavy rain climbs to 229, official says
First landslide buried people in country’s southern Gofa zone before a second one engulfed those who came to help
Nigeria fines Meta more than €200 million for violating consumer and data laws
META-FINES (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws
Tunisian court jails opposition leader and bans him from presidential elections
Lotfi Mraihi, leader of the Republican Union Party, is a prominent critic of President Kais Saied
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