Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” ...

The sentencing on 19 April of 40 individuals, including prominent political opposition figures, lawyers, and human rights defenders, to harsh prison terms ranging between 13 and 66 years after being ...

Cotonou’s contemporary, elevated Ganhi Market, located in the heart of Cotonou, Benin, opened to the public December 7, 2024, serving as one of several new markets launching throughout the city ...

L’aridité se propage silencieusement dans de nombreuses régions productrices de cacao. Comment éviter que le chocolat ne devienne un produit de luxe ?

The Security Secretary recently alleged that some people were using issues unrelated to national security to “divide society” and stir “hatred against the SAR government and the central government.” ...

The legacy of this art is a liberatory one — our people, Black men and women, were principal actors in the fight for freedom throughout Colombia.” ...

Used to prosecuting civilians, Uganda’s military courts help entrench repression ahead of the 2026 elections. Uganda is gearing up for general elections in January 2026 – the seventh since President ...

Reacting to the conviction of 19-year-old anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva for “repeated discreditation of the Russian armed forces,” Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty Internationals ...

So far, only one member of the team, the Albanian player Rei Manaj, has issued an apology for their banner that read 'What is natural, is normal birth' ...

Mayors from the Democratic Party aren’t making cities any more – or less – dangerous than mayors from the Republican Party.

As views on spanking shift worldwide, most US adults support it, and 19 states allow physical punishment in schools ...

Because the US government has rarely offered full-throated support for the arts, there’s a long tradition of innovation, adaptation and collective action among American artists.