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Jun 17, 2026 - World

Heads of state and participants from more than 80 countries at three-day event in Accra to pursue actionable commitments to reconciliation and restitutionGhana is hosting a conference to advance the continent’s push for reparatory justice after the adoption of the landmark United Nations (UN) resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.Heads of state and government, ministers, civil society representatives, historians, researchers and legal experts representing more than 80 countries are converging in the capital, Accra, for the three-day event, billed Next Steps, which starts on Wednesday. It is the first major gathering on the issue since the resolution was adopted. Continue reading...

Jun 17, 2026 - World

A headteacher, a motorcycle taxi driver and a travel agent are among those who are counting the human and economic cost of the virusJustin Keno watches more than 400 pupils stream through the Nelson Mandela school’s gate each morning, and wonders which of them might be carrying Ebola.The institution’s principal has done everything he can to prevent the spread of the virus: installing hand-washing basins at the entrance, providing alcohol-based hand rub for parents, making pupils bring packed lunches instead of eating in the canteen, and banning food sellers from outside the gates. Continue reading...

Jun 17, 2026 - World

An exhibition in Romania’s capital highlights the harsh reality of interrogations by the country's communist-era secret police

Jun 17, 2026 - World

Billions pledged for Africa’s clean energy transition are failing to translate into projects on the ground as high financing costs deter investors

Jun 17, 2026 - World

Sudan's under-17 women's national soccer team has made its first international appearance since civil war erupted in the country