Neues

Mass kidnapping at Kaduna churches adds to pressure on Nigeria

By Abdullahi Alhassan

KADUNA, Nigeria, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Afiniki Moses thought her ordeal was over when armed abductors released her on January 15 after her family paid a ransom in a village in northern Kaduna state. She was wrong.

17.1.26 ASSOCIATED PRESS

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, in an election marred by internet shutdown and fraud claims by his youthful challenger, who rejected the outcome and called for peaceful protests.

Die Welt 16.1.26

Von Christian Putsch, Korrespondent in Kapstadt

Pretoria ist unbeirrt auf Kollisionskurs mit Washington, lädt russische, chinesische und iranische Kriegsschiffe zum Manöver ein. Während die Regierung außenpolitisch immer noch in der Welt des Befreiungskampfes verharrt, zittern Abertausende um ihren Job.

10.1.26

Politico

Despite the U.S. president’s admonishment about needing to be kept happy, one continent has stood out in its readiness to defy him

Both the African Union, a continent-wide body comprising 54 recognized nations, and the 15-member Economic Community of West African States have categorically condemned Trump’s gunboat diplomacy as well. | Laird Forbes/Gallo Images via Getty Images

By Jamie Dettmer

13.1.26 NZZ

Anna Schiller

Die deutsche Regierung will sich in der Entwicklungspolitik künftig nicht mehr an Werten, sondern an Interessen orientieren. So konnte man die deutsche Entwicklungshilfeministerin Reem Alabali Radovan von der SPD verstehen, als sie an diesem Montag eine neue Strategie für ihr Haus vorstellte.

Diese Reform ist mehr als überfällig. Doch sie reicht nicht.

BMZ 12.1.26

Zukunft zusammen global gestalten

https://www.bmz.de/de/ministerium/grundsaetze-ziele/zukunft-zusammen-gl…

5.1.26

NZZ

Immer noch sterben jedes Jahr Zehntausende Mädchen und junge Frauen an Eingriffen, die aktivistische Geisteswissenschafter verharmlost haben

Birte Mensing, Kehancha

Associated Press    29.12.25

Young Africans find hope in farming as urban life becomes too expensive

By  MARK BANCHEREAU

TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal (AP) — On a blazing afternoon in Senegal, 33-year-old farmer Filly Mangassa heaved peanut plants onto a horse-drawn cart, sending clouds of dust swirling.

Ten years ago, he left his village for the capital, Dakar, dreaming of becoming a professor. But the high cost of living and lack of jobs put that dream out of reach.

27.12.25 

france 24

Niger junta orders 'general mobilisation' in fight against jihadists

Niger's military junta has declared a general mobilisation and requisition of people and resources to combat jihadist insurgents, a government statement said Saturday. The measure requires citizens to comply with call-up orders to contribute to national defense as the junta faces growing militant attacks since its July 2023 coup.