Peace talks involving South Sudan's government and opposition representatives begun in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Thursday.

[DW] His father ruled Chad for a generation and now Mahamat Deby Itno has consolidated the family dynasty with victory in the presidential election.

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has taken advantage of his attendance of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, to woo investors to support Malawi 2063 First 10-Year Implementation Plan (MIP-1). MIP-1 is the operationalisation strategy of the Malawi 2063 (MW2063) national vision for the period 2021 to 2030. This is the […] The post Chakwera woos investors towards Agenda 2063 realization, holds Malawi Ready Forum in Kenya appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Frustrated with continued delay by the administration by announce their graduation date, Mzuzu University graduating students have gone political accusing their bosses of playing delaying tactics because they are pushing the opposition agenda to pit them, youthful voters, against President Lazarus Chakwera’s re-election bid. In a scathing and powerfully worded letters addressed to Council and […] The post Mzuni graduands accuse administration of ‘working to frustrate Chakwera’ as their graduation date continue to delay appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almasadam Satqaliev added that the price of electricity varies depending on the time of day

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said that «nowhere is safe in the Gaza Strip and living conditions are atrocious»

Putin added that he hopes that parliamentarians will support his choice

The 'unusual event', as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  put it in an emergency bulletin Thursday, would be the first in nearly 20 years if it comes to fruition.

Orlando Bloom is no stranger to the movie blockbuster, starring in two epic franchises - Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean - but there is one big movie he didn't want to do

Today is set to be hottest day of the year so far with 25C heat hitting London, as the Met Office warns Brits to wear SPF.

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey shocked fans on Thursday by announcing that they're expecting their first child together.

The global megastar, 34, pulled out all the stops as she put on her usual high-energy performance, as well as treating fans to an edited setlist and new costumes.

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

[VOA] At least eight civilians died Thursday in an attack on a health center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to media reports that cited locals.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has informed the National Assembly that the tropical cyclone Hidaya that hit the coastal areas of the country last weekend, has claimed the lives of five people, leaving seven others injured and 7, 027 households with 18,862 people affected.

[Dabanga] El Obeid -- Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced control of the Mount Kordofan area near El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, after violent battles on Tuesday. The SAF reportedly attacked RSF sites in the area to secure a better field position in preparation for the battle for El Fasher, capital of North Darfur.

[The Conversation Africa] There were early warnings that Kenya's long rain season - between March and May - was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods in many parts of the country. Forty of the country's 47 counties have been affected. More than 230 people have died and about 40,000 households, so far, have been displaced.

In an image-saturated world, Trump’s New York trial is a rare event — one where photography is prohibited and artists define how the world views the proceedings.

The new plan calls for fewer offices, less staff and a focus on new partnerships with outside groups — raising concerns among some Republicans.

While the immediate threat to oust Johnson is over, many House Republicans don’t believe Marjorie Taylor Greene and other agitators are ready to cooperate.

A 27-year-old auxiliary police officer was arrested on Thursday (May 9) for failing to return his service revolver, ammunition and baton after his shift.  The police said in a press release that they were alerted by Certis at about 9.50pm that the officer did not return his firearms after his duty at Changi Airport.  CCTV footage showed that he changed out of his uniform and left his workplace with a fully-loaded Taurus revolver that contained five bullets.  He was also carrying a speed revolver loaded with another five bullets, and a baton in a pouch.  Over 100 deployed to find him More than 100 police officers from various units were deployed to search for the man, who was eventually found loitering at a mall in Victoria Street past midnight.  The police said he did not put up a struggle and did not try to reach for the gun when he was arrested.  All equipment issued to him were successfully recovered.  He will be charged in court on May 11 for the unlawful carrying of a firearm.  If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for five to 14 years, and may be liable for at least six strokes of the cane. 

A girl whose birth on an Air Canada flight made international headlines died five years later in pain and neglect in the early, isolating months of the pandemic, an Ontario Superior courtroom heard in March.

The encampments at Canadian schools follow months of protest marches, petitions, sit-ins and hunger strikes by pro-Palestinian activists. Some say the movement is stronger than it has ever been.

An excerpt from a videotaped 2022 police interview shows Jeremy Skibicki admitting not only to the killing he'd been arrested for, but three others as well.

A group headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum has been granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA, CBC Sports has learned.

The Canadian Bankers Association and Interac both say they are actively exploring technology to prevent people from using e-transfers to perpetuate abusive behaviour. It comes months after multiple Canadians told CBC News they have been victimized by abusers who use e-transfers to circumvent other safeguards that survivors of intimate partner violence have put in place.

The sacking of Major General Sergey Rud could be linked to an alleged plot to assassinate President Zelensky, according to Ukrainian media Read Full Article at RT.com

Israel has begun a ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, where 1.4 million displaced Palestinians are currently sheltering Read Full Article at RT.com

The owners of Denis Island in Seychelles and conservationists are finalising the consultation phase of its Marine Sustainable Use Area Management plan and members of the public are invited to make comments until May 12.   The island has a luxury eco-retreat called Denis Private Island, owned by the Seychellois Mason family. The general manager of Green Island Foundation (GIF), a not-for-profit organisation, Wilna Accouche, told SNA that this is part of the Seychelles Marine Spatial Plan Initiative. The SMSP is an initiative approved in October 2020 focused on planning for and managing the sustainable and long-term use and health of the Seychelles' ocean. It covers the  1.4 million square kilometres of Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)  and is expected to support the island nation's  Blue Economy. The SMSP also includes the demarcation of more than 410,000 square kilometres which amounts to 30 percent of Seychelles' ocean as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). There are 13 MPAs divided into Zone 1 - High Biodiversity Protection Areas where almost no extractive human activities are allowed. Zone 2 is Medium Biodiversity Protection and Sustainable Use Areas designed to conserve natural ecosystems while allowing some economic activities, including fishing, tourism charters, renewable energy, and others. Significant new conditions will regulate businesses operating in these areas. Denis Island falls under Zone 2 with five others, the Amirantes group to Fortune Bank, the Cosmoledo as Astove atolls, the Farquhar group, and Desroches and Poivre atolls.   The Denis Island Sustainable Use Area is approximately 29 square kilometres and encompasses a distance of 2 km long around the island  Accouche said, «These zones consist of 15 percent of Seychelles EEZ and Territorial Sea and have been chosen for medium marine conservation and biodiversity goals, for representative habitats and species they harbour. These areas are also suitable for some level of extraction and seabed alteration, with appropriate management direction, depending on the objective of each designated area.» She added that GIF has worked with Bee Ecological Consulting, the University of Seychelles and Denis Private Island Company to conduct baseline work necessary; for the drafting of a management plan for the sustainable use area with financial support from Seychelles Conservation and Adaptation Trust (SeyCCAT). The Denis Island Sustainable Use Area is approximately 29 square kilometres and encompasses a distance of 2 km long around the island up to the high-water mark and Acclouche said, «This area is rich in marine biodiversity with perhaps the most important green turtle population in inner Seychelles. There are also fishing activities that are conducted within this zone.» The plan will guide the managers, stakeholders, and users on allowable activities, management strategies and actions to protect and conserve its identified values. It will provide reasonable opportunities to access and use the area for economic growth, education, recreation and scientific purposes. «The implementation of this plan is to be undertaken per other national policies, laws and obligations of international conventions. It does not supersede any existing legal framework in place and should be amended accordingly as and when necessary to follow newly enacted laws,» added Accouche. The activities to be carried out within the area will be regulated under the new Nature Reserves and Conservancy Act, of 2022. Accouche said that before the public review process, Bee Ecological Consulting and GIF consulted other stakeholders and users of the Denis Sustainable Use Area. «This included artisanal fishers, sea cucumber fishers, sports fishers, the owners and management of Denis Island, the Fishing Authority, the Ministry for Environment, and the Marine Spatial Planning team. Feedback from these partners has been incorporated. It is now the turn of the general public to view and give their feedback on the plan.» «So concerned individuals are invited to send their input through an online form. Simultaneous to this process, selected parties have been asked to send their comments. These comments will be compiled at the close of the public review window set on the 12th of May,» she added.

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), in an article published on Wednesday this week on its website, reported that they interviewed a Malawian worker in Israel who said that some of his compatriots working on other farms were receiving less than the minimum wage in Israel. Only identified as Benzani, is quoted as having said: “The minimum […] The post Malawian workers being paid less than others, forcing them to look for jobs elsewhere, the BBC reports appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

It has been revealed that Malawians deported from Israel for allegedly fleeing from their designated farms and sough work elsewhere are in hot soup as local employment agencies plan to take them to court to recover costs incurred. Twelve Malawians have been deported from Israel over breach of visa terms after they left the farms […] The post More trouble for Israel deported labourers: Local agents demand compensation of over K8.5m each appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Several customers have called out the operator of a tingkat meal service for «wasting their time» after they did not receive food that they paid for. In a Facebook post on the Complaint Singapore page on Friday (May 10), one customer, who goes by Panda Xanh, said that he paid $159.50 for a 10-day package with Tingkat Singapore on May 7. But on the first day of delivery, the meal service told the customer that they were not able to fulfil the order after their chiller had broken down. «The chef deems the food is not safe to consume as it is under uncold [sic] temperature overnight,» Tingkit Singapore said in a text message to the customer. But Panda Xanh said that he was not impressed by their service. «What about my money?» he said. «I searched on Google and realised that there were many people like me who paid into their bank account, but they did not deliver any food or deliver food that was fishy and smelly.» The social media user claimed that amidst the number of complaints, Tingkat Singapore was still promoting their meal service through Facebook advertisements.