In a quiet town on the outskirts of Uganda’s capital, a group of young men and women are redefining professional wrestling and have become an unlikely global sensation. They do not perform in a grand arena or have flashing lights, a jumbo screen or even canvas laid over wood inContinue Reading
A former prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to a decade’s forced labour for corruption. Augustin Matata Ponyo was found guilty of embezzling about $245m (£182m)of public funds by the Congolese Constitutional Court on Tuesday, alongside Deogratias Mutombo, the former governor of the DR Congo’sContinue Reading
A new report shows that a record 83.4 million people were living in internal displacement by the end of 2024. This means they were forced to leave their homes but stayed within their own countries. The Global Report on Internal Displacement 2025 (GRID), released by the Internal Displacement Monitoring CentreContinue Reading
Heavy rains are needed in Ivory Coast to compensate for below-average rainfall last week and fortify the last stage of the April-to-September midcrop in the country’s main cocoa producing regions, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is in its rainy season, which runs officially fromContinue Reading
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a Nigerian army base and captured soldiers and ammunition during a raid in the insurgency-hit northeastern Borno state in the early hours of Monday, two security sources told Reuters. A surge in attacks this year by Boko Haram and its splinter rival Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)Continue Reading
Kim Kardashian is due to appear in court in Paris later today as a witness in a burglary case dating back to 2016, when she was held up at gunpoint and had millions of dollars’ worth of jewellery taken from her. The reality TV star and businesswoman, 44, is expectedContinue Reading
Scotland’s deputy first minister says she is in “no doubt” that the country’s care system will suffer from UK government plans to tighten immigration rules. Kate Forbes said Scotland needed to take a “distinct approach” to the rest of the UK. It came as care home bosses claimed the immigrationContinue Reading
Sean “Diddy” Combs used fame and violence to sexually abuse women, prosecutors have said in opening statements at the hip-hop mogul’s trial, while the rapper’s attorneys defended his “swinger” lifestyle. The 55-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The courtContinue Reading
At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied militia in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a new report. It says the “massacre”, following an operation led by Burkinabè special forces, resulted in widespread civilian deaths and displacement ofContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to overhaul a “broken” immigration system, with plans to tighten English tests for all visa applicants and their adult dependents among the reforms being considered. Migrants will also have to wait 10 years to apply to settle in the UK, instead of automatically gaining settledContinue Reading