The foreign ministers of the United States, India, Japan and Australia – the four countries that make up the quadrilateral security dialogue, known as the Quad – are scheduled to meet in New Delhi for three days from Sunday to discuss Indo-Pacific security, energy supplies and emerging technologies. The meeting comes as China continues to … Read more
Yena Lee is live from Beijing China. Source link
Ten African countries are at risk of being affected by the Ebola virus, in addition to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the African Union’s health agency warned on Saturday. Source link
The death toll from a drone strike on a student sleeping in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 16, with most of the victims young women, Russian officials said on Saturday, after a heated debate on the incident. Source link
Gabriela Arenas, Coordinator for Regional Operations in Africa IFRC in Kenya, is our guest. Source link
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Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Uganda, health authorities said Saturday, after the World Health Organization raised the risk from the deadly outbreak to the highest level for neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Source link
As attacks on migrants resurface in parts of South Africa, critics are questioning whether the government’s response to xenophobia is working. South Africa has faced repeated violence targeting migrants from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Somalia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana and Zambia. Earlier this month, Nigeria summoned South Africa’s acting high commissioner, citing rising anti-migrant protests. More than … Read more
Paul Melly, Consulting Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House, is our guest. Source link
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people, state media said on Saturday, in the country’s deadliest mining accident in recent years. Source link