Migrant Boat From Gambia Reaches El Hierro
A migrant boat from Gambia with 41 people reached El Hierro on 7 October, a day after 74 landed from...
October 7, 2026Section
Society & Culture
Congo Bans Wooden Whaleboats on Its Rivers
DR Congo bans wooden whaleboats on its rivers and lakes from 15 November after a deadly collision near Lukolela. What...
October 7, 2026
Mauritius Water Cuts Spark Road Blockades
Residents of Vacoas and Phoenix blocked roads on 7 October after days without water. Mare aux Vacoas is 35.9% full...
October 7, 2026
French Guiana Fire Reaches School Fence
A savanna fire reached the fence of Maripasoula's high school on 6 October, with about 200 pupils outside, as French...
October 7, 2026
French Guiana Pupils Protest Run-Down Schools
French Guiana pupils protest hot classrooms and broken toilets. About ten were detained as the local government cites US$920,000 in...
October 7, 2026
Madre de Dios Mining Raid Destroys Dredges and Camps, No Arrests
A four-day Madre de Dios mining raid burned dredges and camps inside a protected Amazon reserve in Peru. No detentions...
September 29, 2026
Mighty Sparrow Dies at 91, Calypso King of Trinidad and Son of Grenada
Mighty Sparrow, the calypso king born in Grenada and raised in Trinidad, has died in New York aged 91. His...
September 29, 2026
South Africa Mass Shootings Kill 27 in One Night; Week Toll Reaches 38
Two mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town killed 27 people overnight, taking South Africa's weekly toll to 38. What...
September 28, 2026
Hurricane Polo Nears Mexico’s Baja California Sur, Landfall Due Monday
Hurricane Polo, a Category 3, is due to hit Mexico's Baja California Sur on Monday. Alerts now reach Sonora; Los...
September 27, 2026