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Liverpool are champions of England once again as Arne Slot ends four seasons of Manchester City dominance in the Premier League in his first season at Anfield; Reds secure title with four games to spare after home win against Spurs; Liverpool equal Man Utd's record of 20 top-flight titles. The Reds clinched the title...

Representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and the M23/AFC movement signed a joint declaration on April 23, 2025, committing to an immediate cessation of hostilities and the pursuit of a permanent ceasefire. The negotiations were facilitated by the State of Qatar and held recently in the United States. The declaration,...

GENEVA — The World Health Organization is calling for urgent global action to prevent adolescent pregnancies and end child marriage, warning that millions of girls across low- and middle-income countries continue to face serious health risks and lost futures due to early motherhood. More than 21 million adolescent girls become pregnant each year in...

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ labor agency is urging governments and businesses to strengthen oversight of artificial intelligence and automation technologies in the workplace, warning that while these innovations offer critical safety benefits, they also pose new and unfamiliar risks to workers’ health and well-being. In a new report released this week, the...

WASHINGTON — The World Bank Group on Wednesday launched the next phase of its Private Sector Investment Lab, broadening both its membership and its mission to accelerate job creation in developing countries. Building on 18 months of groundwork identifying investment barriers and piloting financial solutions, the Lab is now pivoting to implementation. New members...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that despite international backlash and financial sanctions over his country's anti-LGBTQ legislation, Uganda's economy has continued to grow. “We passed a law that was discouraging homosexuality,” Museveni said in a public statement on X formerly known as Twitter. “Mr. Biden (USA) removed us from the...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) is moving ahead with its ambitious plan to fully digitize the country's financial system by November 2025, officials announced during a stakeholder workshop held this week in Bujumbura. The initiative, spearheaded by BRB’s Payment Systems Management Department, aims to modernize the nation’s payment...

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Burundi's annual inflation rate rose to 40.9% in March 2025, up from 39.7% the previous month, driven largely by sharp increases in food prices and housing costs, according to new data released by the National Institute of Statistics of Burundi (INSBU). Food prices, which make up a significant portion of household...

The United States has reiterated its concern over the ongoing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and respect for the country’s sovereignty. The remarks were delivered by John Kelley, Acting U.S. Alternate Representative to the United Nations, during a Security Council briefing on the Great Lakes region held...

JUBA, South Sudan— A top United Nations official on Tuesday warned that South Sudan is edging dangerously close to full-scale conflict amid rising tensions between the country’s rival leaders. Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for South Sudan, told the UN Security Council that the fragile peace between President Salva Kiir and former...