South Sudan’s Kiir, Machar differ over states, jeopardising unity government
South Sudan’s fragile government and the peace agreement that formed it are in jeopardy after the country’s president and vice president disagreed on how to share out regional states between them.
Plastic shields in place, Dutch schools to reopen amid coronavirus
At the Springplank school in the Dutch city of Den Bosch, staff have installed plastic shields around students’ desks and disinfectant gel dispensers at the doorways as part of preparations to reopen amid the country’s coronavirus outbreak.
Stop! French philosopher Latour urges no return to pre-lockdown normal
What if rather than hurrying back to a pre-lockdown “business as usual” to revive economies hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, countries built a new normal where the fight against climate change was paramount?
Yemen reports nine new coronavirus cases in Aden, two more deaths
Yemen on Friday reported nine new coronavirus cases in Aden, the interim headquarters of the government, including one death, and said a second person infected in the southern province of Lahaj had died.
Iran allows prayer gatherings in areas seen as low coronavirus risk
Friday prayer gatherings resumed in up to 180 Iranian cities and towns seen as only at low risk of coronavirus contagion after a two-month suspension, state media reported.
Kuwait imposes 20-day ‘total curfew’ from May 10 to curb coronavirus
Kuwait will enact a “total curfew” from 4pm (1300 GMT) on Sunday through to May 30 to help to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, its cabinet said in a statement on Friday.
Ethiopia jails former minister for corruption
An Ethiopian court on Friday convicted a former cabinet minister on corruption charges and sentenced him to six years in prison.
Ethiopia convicts former government minister for corruption
An Ethiopian court convicted a former cabinet minister on corruption charges on Friday and sentenced him to six years in prison.
Malawi court upholds ruling annulling Mutharika’s election win
Malawi’s Supreme Court on Friday in a unanimous decision upheld an earlier court ruling that annulled President Peter Mutharika’s narrow election victory last year.
Prominent Beirut university faces fight of its life as crises hit
One of the Arab world’s oldest universities faces its worst crisis since its foundation, with huge losses, staff cuts and an uphill battle to stay afloat as Lebanon’s economic meltdown and the coronavirus pandemic hit revenues.
