Global coal use to reach record high in 2023, energy agency says | Climate Crisis News

Global coal use to reach record high in 2023, energy agency says | Climate Crisis News

IEA report says demand is expected to grow in India, China but decline in United States, European Union. Global coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The demand for coal…

The top 10 moments that shaped women’s football in 2023 | Football News

The top 10 moments that shaped women’s football in 2023 | Football News

It was the year that saw Australia and New Zealand host the biggest and most-watched FIFA Women’s World Cup, which culminated with Spain’s crowning moment as first-time champions with a win over one of the pre-tournament favourites England. Women’s football giants United States faltered at the quarterfinal stage and several…

Finding a fix: Nigerian women lead drive to upcycle plastics | Environment

Finding a fix: Nigerian women lead drive to upcycle plastics | Environment

Lagos, Nigeria — For years, Maryam Lawani was really pained when it rained. She lived in the Oshodi Isolo area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, where canals often overflow messily into the streets during downpours. Additionally, she was always struck by the huge amount of plastic waste on the streets…

UK’s Sunak wins parliament vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda | Politics News

UK’s Sunak wins parliament vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda | Politics News

Sunak faces down Conservative Party rebels by winning a knife-edge vote on his latest plans to send refugees and migrants to Rwanda. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s emergency bill to revive his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has avoided defeat in parliament, surviving a rebellion by dozens of…

Osimhen, Oshoala and Morocco steal the show at African football awards | Football News

Osimhen, Oshoala and Morocco steal the show at African football awards | Football News

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala win footballer of the year awards while Morocco are named team of the year. Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has been named African Footballer of the Year after beating Mohamed Salah to the award at a ceremony in Marrakesh. Osimhen’s compatriot Asisat Oshoala bagged the…

Pio Gama Pinto: The Indian who became a Kenyan freedom fighter | Features

Pio Gama Pinto: The Indian who became a Kenyan freedom fighter | Features

Nairobi, Kenya – On December 12, 1963, six months after Kenya’s independence from the British, the former colony officially became a republic. It is an occasion that has been marked ever since as Jamhuri Day. With the new status came the fight against a colonial-era hierarchy in which Europeans sat…

Rice, beans and best friends: A Nigerian embrace for Cameroonian refugees | Refugees

Rice, beans and best friends: A Nigerian embrace for Cameroonian refugees | Refugees

Ogoja, Nigeria – Rebecca stares down her sandy street past the palm trees and T-junction. No sign of Blessing. It is already after 7:30am, and their school’s morning assembly will soon start. Rebecca sighs with relief when she sees her friend running towards her. “Sorry, sorry,” Blessing gasps, “I had…

Rwanda row: PM Sunak, who pledged to ‘stop the boats’, faces crucial test | Refugees News

Rwanda row: PM Sunak, who pledged to ‘stop the boats’, faces crucial test | Refugees News

Glasgow, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spent the weekend trying to persuade rebel MPs from his own party to back his latest plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ahead of a crucial House of Commons vote on the policy. The embattled Conservative Party leader wants to…

Patrice Evra: ‘Not a victim, but a survivor’ of sexual abuse | Football

Patrice Evra: ‘Not a victim, but a survivor’ of sexual abuse | Football

The former French footballer discusses his journey to stardom, battling racism and overcoming sexual abuse. Born in Senegal and raised in France, Patrice Evra rose to fame playing for Manchester United and Juventus, facing racism on and off the pitch. Later in his career, Evra revealed that he was sexually…

Somali president’s son flees Turkey after fatal Istanbul accident: Reports | News

Somali president’s son flees Turkey after fatal Istanbul accident: Reports | News

Turkish media say Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud crashed into and killed a motorcycle courier before leaving country. The Somali president’s son allegedly killed a motorcycle courier in a traffic accident in Istanbul’s Fatih district, according to Turkish media reports, which said he fled the country after the incident. Mohammed Hassan…