Repatriation Of Congolese Refugees From Angola Restarts
Children walk out of a tent at a refugee camp in Dundo, Angola, Sept. 12, 2017. Under a renewed repatriation initiative, dozens of Congolese left Angola for their home country Tuesday.
The U.N. refugee agency says a voluntary repatriation program for ... Read More
US, Ukrainian First Ladies Meet In Washington
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greet Olena Zelenska, spouse of Ukrainian's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, July 19, 2022.
Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska met with U.S. first lady Jill Biden at the White ... Read More
Somaliland Announces Ban On BBC Broadcasts
The breakaway region of Somaliland has announced a ban on broadcasts by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Somaliland Information Minister Saleban Yusuf Ali Koore told reporters Tuesday that BBC broadcasts have reduced the identity and dignity of the self-declared independent nation not ... Read More
UK Heatwave Sees Highest-ever Temperatures Recorded
The UK has recorded a temperature of over 40C (104F) for the first time - as the heat continues to rise.
Thermometers hit 40.2C at London Heathrow at 12.50 BST, breaking a record temperature of 39.1C in Charlwood, Surrey, registered earlier.
But ... Read More
Prince Harry At UN Mandela Tribute: He Saw Goodness In Human...
Britain's Prince Harry addresses the U.N. General Assembly during its annual celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day, at United Nations headquarters, July 18, 2022.
Prince Harry told a United Nations commemoration on Nelson Mandela's birthday Monday that despite having suffered many ... Read More
US: China Not Doing Enough To Avert African Food Crisis
Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, speaks during an event on global food security and nutrition hosted by The Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Eleanor Crook Foundation in Washington, July 18, 2022.
The U.S. ... Read More
Zambia Extradites Chinese Children Exploiter To Malawi
Authorities in Zambia have extradited a Chinese citizen who fled Malawi last month over accusations of selling exploitative videos to China of Malawian children.
Police in Malawi told VOA Sunday that their counterparts in Zambia handed over Lu Ke to them ... Read More
Ukraine’s President Fires Security Chief, Prosecutor G...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued executive orders late on Sunday sacking the head of Ukraine's powerful domestic security agency, the SBU, and the prosecutor general.
The orders dismissing SBU chief Ivan Bakanov, a childhood friend of Zelenskyy, ... Read More
Tory Leadership: Rivals Get Personal In Latest TV Debate
Tory leadership rivals stepped up their attacks on each other's records and policies in their latest TV debate.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak tax rises he introduced would "choke off" growth.
Mr Sunak accused Ms Truss of peddling "something-for-nothing ... Read More
US Ambassador To Ghana Pays Courtesy Call On Speaker
Speaker Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin (3rd from right) and Madam Virginia Palmer (4th from right) in a group photograph with the leadership of Parliament.
Madam Virginia Palmer, the United States Ambassador to Ghana, has paid a courtesy call on Speaker Alban ... Read More