Summer travel misery ahead as industry workers in revolt
A spiral of worker strikes in Europe’s crucial aviation sector and cancelled flights at a time when millions of travellers are looking to escape for the summer, threaten the sector’s…
As Senegal’s coast crumbles, residents ponder move to safer ground
Cheikh Badiane, a weathered fisherman, looks out to sea from the edge of his neighbourhood in the north Senegalese city of Saint-Louis. Behind him is a densely populated fishing quarter,…
Sahel region junta chiefs mark divorce from West African bloc
The military regimes of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso marked their divorce from the rest of West Africa Saturday, with Niger’s ruling general saying the junta-led countries have “turned their…
China invests in development to enhance LatAm presence
China, whose presence in Latin America until now was largely based on an appetite for raw materials, is diversifying investments by financing much needed development projects, analysts say. At a…
