‘Before, the land sustained us’: Who benefits from Guinea’s bauxite wealth?
The country has vast reserves of the ore, a source material for aluminium. But citizens still languish in poverty.
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‘Half of British Muslims are under 25’: Report shows shifting demographics
Most Muslims are young and many have a degree, but some are disadvantaged in housing while lone-parent families rise.
With food benefit cuts looming in the US, Californians eye billionaire tax
US gov’t cuts to food stamps will hit thousands of Californians. The state is set to vote on billionaire tax to make up.
‘A year of resistance’: Cuba’s private sector faces Trump’s oil blockade
US oil blockade on Cuba is a significant blow to small family firms struggling with power outages and fuel shortages.
Financial struggles burden Yemen’s army as soldiers wait for wages
Yemeni soldiers earn $38 to $116 monthly, but an unstable currency has eroded the value of their salaries.
Protests in Bolivia escalate amid economic turmoil and policy demands
Clashes erupt in La Paz as workers protest against rising fuel prices and damaged vehicles caused by subsidy cuts.
In Mauritania, push to phase out private schools divides opinion
Officials say measure will ease systemic discrimination, but private school sector fears education quality is at risk.
Israel’s ‘two-tier’ policing and the crime epidemic in Palestinian towns
Murder rates in Israel’s Palestinian areas soar, fueling allegations of state complicity and neglect.
War and neglect fuel deadly measles epidemic in Sudan’s Darfur
Measles kills 70 in East Darfur’s Labado in a few weeks as healthcare collapse leaves families without medicines.
US-Israeli war on Iran will push 30 million back into poverty, UN warns
Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the Strait of Hormuz closure will hit crop yields, UNDP chief warns.
As Iran crisis drags on, fears of global food catastrophe grow
While global food prices have risen modestly so far, the full impact of the conflict has yet to be felt, analysts say.
