‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:14 GMT
String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past weekThe discovery of the bodies of seven women around Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week, has prompted an outpouring of fear, grief and anger over a lack of
Al-Qaida and IS-linked violence in Africa’s Sahel belt set to hit record levels this year
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:12 GMT
Twenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terrorIslamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs after a series of sweeping offensives by groups linked to al-Qaida and Islamic State,
Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:12 GMT
Dozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved AfricansThe Bank of England and the British financial system were for centuries deeply involved in the enslavement and transatlantic trafficking of millions of African people, according to new research o
