Cameroon after Paul Biya: poverty, uncertainty and a precarious succession battle: Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa’s oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of neighbouring Equatorial Guinea, who is 82 years old. Biya has been Cameroon’s president since 1982. Prior to that, …
I’ve worked in precarious jobs for more than 10 years – here’s what unions should do to support migrant workers: As I rush to clean everything before the sink overfills with plates and pans, I am confronted, yet again, with the brutality of my working conditions. My feet and legs throb and ache from sole …
Grey seals are returning to UK waters — but their situation remains precarious: One-third of the world's grey seals now live the UK's waters. F-Focus by Mati Kose/Shutterstock Seals, sea lions and walruses – a group of animals called pinnipeds – have been heavily exploited throughout much of human history. Many of these species have …
UK abortion laws are more precarious than they seem – replacing the Human Rights Act could unsettle them further: zjtmath / Shutterstock The state of abortion laws in the US has many in the UK wondering about reproductive rights in their own country. While abortion is largely accessible in the UK, its legal status is …
What M23’s on-and-off insurgency tells us about DRC’s precarious search for peace: A peacekeeper protects civilians who fled violent clashes between the army and the ex-rebels of the "M23" in eastern DRC in January 2022. Photo by Glody Murhabazi/AFP via GettyImages Since March 2022, fighting has escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …
#JusticeForSheila highlights the precarious lives of queer people in Kenya: A Nairobi protest against homophobic statements made by a government minister. JOHN OCHIENG/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Kenya is one of 32 countries in Africa that criminalise homosexuality. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) are frequently stigmatised, shamed and assaulted. …
P&O: sacking of 800 staff shows just how precarious UK jobs can be: The sacking of 800 workers by P&O Ferries is devastating for every single one of them. The staff, some of whom have served the company for decades, were told – by video call – that they were no longer employed, with immediate …
Sudan’s hard-won transition to civilian rule faces a precarious moment: Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (foreground centre) and Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (right) tour the armed forces general command in Khartoum. Photo by Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of people staged marches in Sudanese cities on 21 October in …
The precarious fate of African footballers in Europe after their game ends: Nigeria's Michael Emenalo, left, is a rare post-playing success story. Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images Think of your favourite former male football player from Europe. You probably remember beautiful goals, unbelievable saves, fighting spirit. What is he doing now? Coaching? Or is …
Precarious power tilts towards Ramaphosa in battle inside South Africa’s governing party: President Cyril Ramaphosa's campaign against corruption is being undermined from within the governing ANC. EFE-EPA/Yeshiel Panchia It appears, for the moment, that South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has won a key battle in the war for control of the governing African National Congress …
South Africa in the news: ECB braced for precarious future as England central contracts announced: ECB director Ashley Giles admitted the 24 contracts will ‘not be worth the paper they are written on’ if there is no cricket in the next 12 months …: “South Africa” – BingNews Genedrive gets approval for Covid-19 kit in …