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China accuses Taiwan of ‘hyping up’ military threat ahead of elections

Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary polls on January 13 are expected to shape the island’s relations with Beijing. China has accused Taiwan of deliberately “hyping up” a military threat from Beijing for electoral gains ahead of the island’s January polls. “The Democratic Progressive Party [DPP] authorities are deliberately hyping up the so-called ‘military threat from the Read More

Keeping the hope for health alive

2023 was a year of milestones and challenges in global public health. In May, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern. This marked a turning point for the world following three years of crisis, pain and loss for people everywhere. I am glad to see that life has Read More

‘Nothing for me in Cameroon’: Waiting in Tunisia, one eye on Europe

Having lost everything and everyone precious to him, Joseph tries to hold things together, waiting to leave Africa. Joseph Afumbom is a big man who has faced unimaginable tragedy. The conflict in Cameroon between Anglophone separatists and the government killed the 27-year-old’s mother, father and siblings. It also took his home in Bamenda in the Read More

Dozens killed as gas tanker explodes in Liberia

Some locals flocked to the scene and took the leaking gas from the tanker when it exploded. At least 40 people have died after a gas tanker exploded in northcentral Liberia, the country’s Chief Medical Officer Francis Kateh said on Wednesday. Late Tuesday, a fuel truck crashed in Totota, Lower Bong Country, about 130km (80 Read More