More than 330,000 passengers have been affected by a major failure of Britain’s air traffic control system, prompting airlines to demand urgent improvements. A technical problem at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) caused…

A national dialogue has endorsed constitutional changes in Ethiopia which would merge the roles of prime minister and president into a powerful executive presidency. More than four thousand delegates participated in discussions addressing…

Reports say that more than forty people have been killed and hundreds abducted after gunmen attacked four villages in Nigeria’s Niger state. The assailants, wearing military-style clothing, raided communities in the remote Borgu…

At least fourteen newborn babies have died after a fire swept through a mother and child unit at a large public hospital in Islamabad. The blaze reportedly began when an air-conditioning unit caught…

Brazil’s president, Luiz Lula da Silva, has welcomed the discovery of oil near the mouth of the Amazon, describing it as a potential ‘passport to the country’s future’. State-run Petrobras found oil during…

New rules have been introduced in Pakistan requiring journalists working for international media, including Pakistani nationals, to obtain official permission before reporting anywhere outside Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The government says that these…

Cameroon’s president Paul Biya has been absent from the country for more than six weeks following what was initially described as a brief private visit to Europe, prompting growing public debate about the…

The Government has softened planned sanctions banning imports of diesel and jet fuel refined from Russian oil in third countries, citing concerns over rising fuel prices and supply disruption caused by conflict in…

The Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised for his failure to pay council tax while living on a houseboat in London. The party admitted that he had until recently lived on the…

The government has reversed plans to shorten the Mexican school year ahead of the 2026 football World Cup after strong criticism from parents, education experts and local authorities. The education secretary, Mario Delgado,…