‘Blood minerals’: What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal? As the green revolution revs up, the European Union has signed a deal with Rwanda that will ensure a supply of precious minerals needed to build clean tech like solar pan... (photo: AP / Marc Hofer) Al Jazeera European Union Mining Photos Rwanda Russia riding US right out of West Africa Armed troops in Niger overthrew the government in July 2023, seizing power for themselves. The following months were rife with speculation that the military government wo... (photo: AP / Sam Mednick) Asiatimes Photos Russia US States West Africa Wednesday briefing: How Britain and Ireland came to a diplomatic deadlock over Rwanda In today’s newsletter: It is the most fractious time in British-Irish relations since Brexit, as Ireland claims the Rwanda policy is pushing migrants to its borders –... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) The Guardian Britain Ireland Photos Rwanda UN deploys peacekeepers amid fresh outbreaks of intercommunal violence in South Sudan JUBA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Tuesday that it deployed additional peacekeepers and launched urgent patrols, follow... (photo: UN / Gregorio Cunha) China.dot.org Human Rights Photos S Sudan UN Peacekeeping Wikipedia: Ethnic violence in South Sudan U.S. Economic Confidence Falls for First Time Since October WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index is -29 in April, nine points lower than March’s -20 reading. This is the first time in five months that... (photo: AP / Gene J. Puskar) Gallup Economy Global Trading Photos US States US is one of world’s least trade-oriented nations Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the United States isn’t very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at tr... (photo: AP / Axel Heimken) Asiatimes Business Global Trading Photos US States Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer Hamas was studying Israel's offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of scores of hostages held since the Palestinian militant gro... (photo: AP / Mohammad Jahjouh) RTE Gaza War Hamas Mideast Peace Photos Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war Dmitry Drize: Macron unleashes the geographical weapon against Russia Not long ago the French leader believed the continent was almost as big as Africa. Now he’s reduced it in size by about 75% | French President Emmanuel Macron has deliv... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) Russia Today Dmitry Drize Emmanuel Macron Photos Wikipedia: Emmanuel Macron geographical weapon Floods kill at least 42 in central Kenya after dam bursts Nairobi, Apr. 29 (BNA): At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early on Monday, and the number of deaths could ... (photo: AP / Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Bahrain News Agency Africa Environment Kenya Photos Haiti’s deadly gangs forced the government out. Now they want a seat at the table Vitel’homme Innocent’s picture on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list of fugitives suggests a crazed man – eyes wide and wild, teeth bared. It’s the photo you ... (photo: AP / Odelyn Joseph, File) CNN Caribbean Drug gangs Haiti Photos At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah CAIRO - Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least 20 Palestinians and wounded many others, medics said on Monday, as Egyptian ... (photo: AP / Fatima Shbair) Middle East Online Hamas Israel Palestinians Photos Togo’s parliamentary election: Why all eyes are on President Gnassingbe Some 4.2 million eligible Togolese voters are heading to the polls on Monday to vote in delayed and controversial parliamentary elections that are causing tensions in a W... (photo: European Community / Claudio Centonze) Al Jazeera Africa Elections Photos Togo Darfur Crisis: Looming Tragedy in El Fasher Watan-Experts from Sudan and abroad have warned of a potential massacre in the city of El Fasher in Darfur, which could result in casualties on the scale of Hiroshima and... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) Watan Darfur Human Rights Photos Sudan War Wikipedia: War in Sudan (2023present) U.S. Loses Soft Power Edge in Africa This article is the second in a series detailing the results from the latest Rating World Leaders report, which analyzes trends in approval ratings of the leadership of t... (photo: AP / Sam Mednick) Gallup Africa China Photos Politics DR Congo accuses Apple of using ‘blood minerals’ from war-torn east PARIS: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Apple of using “illegally exploited” minerals extracted from the country’s embattled east in i... (photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/ Pexels) Dawn Congo Photos Technology