Africans fail in UN bid to stop gay rights investigator’s work
South Africa’s broken ranks with African states at the United Nations General Assembly who’ve failed to stop the work of the first UN independent investigator appointed to help protect gay and transgender people worldwide from violence and discrimination. It opens the way for investigations by the world organization to investigate abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
Francophonie has doubled in size since it started meeting in 1986
French speaking countries have gathered on the island of Madagascar to discuss political, social and economic challenges facing them. It’s an opportunity for that Indian Ocean Island, that’s had more than its fair share of human and climatic turmoil, to showcase progress made since the return to stability ends intro The 16th Francophonie Summit will […]
US issues pre-christmas travel alert for Europe
Washington’s warned Americans that there may be terrorist attacks in Europe in the run-up to the holiday season. The travel alert comes as France conducted another series of terror-related arrests. The US State Department says it has credible information indicating that militants belonging to the so-called Islamic State movement as well as al Qaeda and […]