The aim of one nonprofit organization in Nigeria is to digitize the country’s past. Old copies of newspapers from 1960—the year Nigeria gained independence—to the present are being uploaded for the purpose.
Results of Pakistan’s general elections on February 8 show that, in spite of a military-backed crackdown on his Tehreek-e-Insaf party, candidates backed by former prime minister Imran Khan won the most seats in the national legislature.However, the results might not push the military to give up its hold on the political landscape.
Voting in national elections is scheduled to take place for an estimated four billion people worldwide through 2024. While the candidates and issues differ in each country, one big concern is uniting vote watchers.
Six member states of the African Union are gathering in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the continent’s feed and fodder crisis. A large number of the continent’s countries depend on having an adequate supply of feed for their cattle. Adopted by certain farmers, Juncao is a Chinese-engineered grass that is advertised as high yielding and mature fast.
Myanmar border guards and soldiers fled into Bangladesh earlier this week after losing contact with their commanders during fierce fighting in Rakhine state, an interpreter present during their conversation with Bangladesh officials told BenarNews on Friday.
Some of the estimated 125,000 Israelis who were forced from the settlements bordering Gaza by Hamas are returning homes four months after the attacks. On the other hand, several said they are unsure of when they will return and that they still don’t feel safe.
India’s inaugural survey on snow leopards has unveiled a population of 718 individuals within its borders, signaling hope for the species despite threats from poaching, climate change, infrastructure development and the degradation of their high-altitude habitats.
As dengue fever cases rise across the country, Brazil is preparing to launch a public vaccination program. Brazil’s Health Ministry reports that in the first five weeks of this year, the number of cases has increased by about five times compared to the same period in 2023.
Four months after the terror attack in southern Israel by Hamas on October 7, Israelis still grappling with the consequences of the invasion on their land, the devastation to their families, and concerns about the future.
Reporters say it’s always challenging covering the West Bank.But restrictions on journalists have increased since the Hamas terror incident on October 7. PRESS