Africa
10 Oct 2023
Some in Liberia were queuing hours before polls opened on Tuesday in an election that follows President Weah's first term, which was marked by corruption allegations and ongoing hardship.
10 Oct 2023
Liberia's presidential candidates lead rallies ahead of election.
10 Oct 2023
As the UN mission winds down in Mali, the army is putting on a brave face in a looming fight with separatists. Can Mali's ruling military junta deal with insurgents? And why is discrimination is at the heart of the country's problems? The Flipside takes a look.
9 Oct 2023
Incumbent and former football star George Weah faces off against 19 candidates in Tuesday's presidential election. On Sunday there were clashes between Weah's supporters and the opposition.
9 Oct 2023
The religious crowd protested at the Supreme Court after Friday prayers. The demonstrators are seeking further criminalization of same-sex relations in the African country.
9 Oct 2023
USAID to slowly resume food aid to Ethiopia after suspension in June over fraud. The renewed aid comes after follows reforms put in place by the Ethiopian government and agency partners to improve food distribution. But USAID will keep most operations suspended after concerns of systematic diversion of aid.
7 Oct 2023
Young African entrepreneurs are taking the world by a storm. With boundless creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit, these trailblazers are committed to making a difference.
6 Oct 2023
A UN human rights probe on Ethiopia will soon wrap up after no international attempt was made to extend it. Also, increasing numbers of Senegalese migrants are heading to Central America in the hope of eventually making it to the United States. Finally, a young Guinean cycles across Africa in order to be able to study in Egypt.
6 Oct 2023
South Africa's new Border Management Authority has been deployed to help prevent people and goods from entering the country illegally. But not everybody is convinced that the agency will succeed.
5 Oct 2023
The former presidential candidate had been returning from South Africa to promote a documentary about himself. The government had banned his supporters from greeting him en masse.
5 Oct 2023
Three countries, three very different education scenarios. DW reporters from Uganda, Zimbabwe and Nigeria explain the positive and negative sides of the education system in their respective countries.
4 Oct 2023
In view of the large number of asylum seekers coming to Germany and the pressure authorities face caring for them, positions on migration policy are changing. Denmark's tough approach is seen as model — at first glance.
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Tunde Onakoya, the Nigerian Chess expert who smashed the previous Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon has returned to Nigeria. The founder of Chess In Slums Africa broke a new record of 60 hours of playtime in New York’s Times Square last Saturday, which is still receiving confirmation from GWR.
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Israel's economy suffered a major contraction in the final quarter of 2023, following the terrorist attacks. Its economy shrank by 5.2% compared with the previous quarter. Much was related to the labor force disruption which resulted when around 300,000 reservists were called up to the country's armed forces.
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The German government revised its economic growth forecast for 2024 marginally from 0.2% to 0.3%, Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirmed on Wednesday afternoon.
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The central Mexican city of Celaya has become the scene of a brutal turf war between rival drug cartels. These criminal groups have taken advantage of its strategic position at the crossroads for transporting drugs into the United States. Kidnappings, shootouts with police and drive-by killings now occur on an almost daily basis in broad daylight. Nearly 500 people were killed in Celaya last year. The city's police officers (pictured) risk their lives every day and are forced to travel in armoured vehicles. Our France 2 colleagues report, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.
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We look at the US papers, who react to Ukraine being granted a $61 billion aid package. Also, five migrants die attempting to cross the Channel, just hours after the controversial Rwanda asylum bill is passed by the UK parliament.