Muddy bootprints along the corridors marked the tell-tale signs of a massive police raid at an asylum seeker shelter in Hamburg, where the suspect who killed one and wounded six in a knife attack lived. Shell shocked women and children peeked out of rooms lining the first floor of block 4D, as neighbours of the … Read more
Guards check drivers’ papers to keep out uninvited guests from gated compounds where Egypt’s rich can escape the chaos of Cairo’s streets in a country with a widening wealth gap. Built in the deserts around Cairo, some compounds offer amenities such as indoor and outdoor swimming pools, health clubs, golf courses and man-made lakes, as … Read more
Campaigning for Algeria’s May 4 elections got off to a muted start Sunday, with the public showing little interest in the poll despite government efforts to persuade disillusioned voters to participate. Over the coming three weeks, 12,000 candidates will compete for 462 seats in the People’s National Assembly, with 23 million Algerians registered to vote. … Read more
Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad’s military firepower, but two brothers, who fled to Paris from Syria and perform as “Refugees of Rap”, find sniping with words a liberating experience. Having grown up officially stateless in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria, Yaser and Mohamed Jamous rap in Arabic about the war … Read more
After an 11-month journey across desert and sea, Mohamed finally hears his mother’s voice once more thanks to a Red Cross camper that travels across Italy to help migrants call home. From the border crossing of Ventimiglia in the country’s north to the southern island of Lampedusa, this white converted camper van has offered hundreds … Read more
Mr Haruna Mohammed, Deputy General Secretary in charge of Finance and Administration of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has accused Dr Edward Mahama, the party’s 2016 elections flag bearer of diverting funds meant for campaign for his personal gains. This he said was one of the major cause that accounted for the poor performance of … Read more
The Peoples National Convention (PNC) has backed the lawsuit filed by a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Kwame Amoako Tuffuor and two others seeking a Supreme Court order to compel the Electoral Commission to announce results of special voting on the same day of the exercise. The trio, which include Benjamin Arthur … Read more
Seven-year-old Bana Alabed tweeted a photo a week ago, sitting at a desk with a book, her doll in the background. “Good afternoon from Aleppo,” the caption read. “I’m reading to forget the war.” Aleppo, Syria’s second city, has been split in two during the country’s long conflict. Daily life has become a struggle for … Read more