[RFI] The Zafimaniry people of Madagascar are confronting a difficult choice about their future as deforestation and globalisation reshape their way of life. Fewer than 15,000 members of this forest-based community live in the «land of mist» on the southern edge of the country's central highlands, where decades of heavy deforestation have left many hills bare.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- For much of the past three decades, the political economy of the Horn of Africa rested on a fragile but durable arrangement: Ethiopia's overwhelming dependence on Djibouti as its primary maritime gateway and Djibouti's ability to convert geography into political and economic leverage. That arrangement is now in terminal decline. What is unfolding across the Horn is not simply a series of bilateral disputes or diplomatic misunderstandings, but a structural transition--a Red Sea Cold War--that is testing

[RFI] A video game released this week by a South African company features characters from the African continent whose objective is to reclaim artefacts looted by colonisers from Western museums and bring them home - a playful take on a timely political topic.

Poland should develop its own nuclear weapons, President Karol Nawrocki has suggested, citing a perceived Russian threat Read Full Article at RT.com

A 21st-century-record number of seats are opening, and races will be raucous and crowded, reflecting both parties’ ideological, stylistic and generational tensions.

Israel has moved to designate areas in the West Bank as “state property,” in a step hailed by its proponents as a “settlement revolution” Read Full Article at RT.com

A man and a woman are facing charges, including mischief, connected to flooding at the Winnipeg police headquarters Saturday that forced the building to be closed for public access.

Le Ministre de la Réforme et des Relations avec les Institutions, François Ndong Obiang, a représenté le Président de la République, chef de l'État et chef du Gouvernement, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, à la réunion du Comité Africain des chefs d'État et de Gouvernement sur les Changements Climatiques (CAHOSCC), ouverte ce vendredi au siège de l'Union africaine à Addis-Abeba. À cette occasion, le Ministre a prononcé, au nom du chef de l'État, un discours réaffirmant l'engagement du (...) - DIPLOMATIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Ministre de la Santé, Pr Elsa Nkana Joséphine Ayo Epse Bivigou, a effectué une visite à l'Hôpital de la Coopération Égypto-Gabonaise, en présence de Monsieur Dennis McLaughlin, Vice-Président en charge des Risques de la Banque Mondiale, et de Monsieur Cheick Kanté, Directeur de Division. Choisi comme site pilote parmi 13 structures sanitaires, cet hôpital s'est distingué par son adhésion exemplaire au système d'informatisation financé majoritairement par la Banque mondiale. La (...) - INFRASTRUCTURES / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Rekha Gupta expressed, «Today, on the occasion of Mahashivratri, I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to offer prayers to Lord Shrinathji. I am filled with a profound sense of peace and joy. »

The Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG) will host the India AI Impact Summit 2026 from February 16-20 in New Delhi. The event will feature discussions on AI's impact on education, employability, data governance, and institutional transformation, with sessions held at various venues. Senior ministers, policymakers, and industry leaders are expected to participate.

The External Affairs Minister had earlier met Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Marko Djuric on the sidelines of the conference on Saturday. In a post on X, Jaishankar said, «Greetings to FM @markodjuric, the government and people of Serbia on their Statehood Day. Appreciate our long-standing partnership.»

Three additional solar energy community centres are to be established in fishing villages affected by Hurricane Melissa under a $9.2 million partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Australia. When completed, the UNDP-supported centres will total five, with plans to expand to other impacted fishing communities. Two centres were recently delivered to Parottee and Galleon Beach in St Elizabeth.

A shortage of labourers, building materials, and shrinking cash flow is slowing repairs to public institutions hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Suppliers and contractors are scrambling to prioritise projects and compete for limited resources as they race to finish jobs. Three months after the storm, the sound of hammers and saws still echoes across several schools and state-owned buildings in St Elizabeth – perhaps most noticeably at the Black River Hospital, where workers from at least three companies were on site just over a week ago.

John Brown* was trying to pick up passengers in downtown Kingston on a busy Thursday afternoon last month when inspectors from the Transport Authority (TA) blocked his Toyota Probox motor car with red plates affixed. The TA was established by law in 1987 to regulate and monitor the public transportation sector in Jamaica. All the documents for Brown’s vehicle were up to date, including the hackney carriage licence that he was issued by the regulatory body, he recounted during an interview with The Sunday Gleaner last Friday.

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar is not a town you stroll through for leisure. You move because you must. The capital of Westmoreland, home to an estimated 13,930 people across 3,980 households, has long depended on foot traffic. In this low-lying coastal town, walking is not a lifestyle choice – it is survival. To get to school, to work, to the hospital, to the market, residents walk. Now, in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, that daily necessity has turned into a daily gamble. The storm did not create Sav’s infrastructure problems. It exposed them.

Caught between failing infrastructure in Cuba and what they described as a wall of diplomatic silence at home, Jamaican medical students are urging the Government to establish a formal bridge to local universities to safeguard their academic futures. Tightened United States sanctions and the cessation of Venezuelan oil shipments have plunged the Spanish-speaking nation into a deepening crisis, leaving its power grid and essential services close to collapse.

Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir has been elected chair of the Progressive Party, taking over the role from Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson.

His frame was thin and his eyes hollow, but in the last images of Alexei Navalny , appearing in court via video link from his Arctic penal colony, the Russian opposition leader was in good spirits.

Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen and Finland’s Alexander Stubb have called for long-range weapons deliveries to Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

As Vladimir Zelensky pretends he is not losing, his citizens are increasingly rising up against forced conscription Read Full Article at RT.com

Some 40% of Canadians would like to join the EU, the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev is teetering on the brink of catastrophe amid massive power outages, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has told the FT Read Full Article at RT.com

A senior adviser to Nigel Farage who was jailed for offering to use the dark web to launder money for drug dealers has written a 'how to' book - on money laundering.

Bun Day, or Bolludagur, is celebrated tomorrow, February 16 and it has become one of Iceland’s foremost dessert days. It is no longer simply a day for traditional cream buns filled with jam and chocolate, but a platform for innovation and variety. In recent years, there has been a noticeable change in how Icelanders approach baking and enjoying buns. Instead of sticking to traditional recipes, more and more people are experimenting with unexpected ingredients and new techniques.

Barack Obama believes that aliens are “real,” but none are kept at Area 51 Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities have detained former Energy Minister German Galushchenko as he attempted to leave the country Read Full Article at RT.com