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By Elis Gjevori and AFP June 29, 2026 Turkiye has condemned Israel’s attacks in Syria, calling them a violation of international law. A man stands near an unexploded artillery shell that fell during an overnight Israeli attack that hit the village of Abdin in Syria's southwestern Deraa province, close to the occupied Golan Heights, on June 29, 2026 [File: AFP] The Syrian government has condemned overnight Israeli attacks in southern Syria, as residents near the occupied Golan

Kaleb Moges BBC Africa Abiy Ahmed says he is transforming the economy of Africa's second most-populous nation. Image by Reuters Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the big winner following the country's general election as his party has retained its overwhelming parliamentary majority, despite the poll being overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression and little participation by opposition parties. The Prosperity Party, which won 438 of the 501 contested seats, wi

For many descendants of enslaved Africans, a formal apology for the transatlantic slave trade is not justice. As calls for reparations gather momentum, they say acknowledgement without meaningful action cannot undo generations of loss, displacement and exploitation.