Africa
Burkina Faso junta dissolves authorities, fires prime minister
Burkina Faso’s army chief, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dissolved the federal government and dismissed Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela. Whereas the assertion from Traoré’s workplace didn’t present causes for the choice, it talked about that cupboard members would proceed of their roles till a brand new authorities is established. Learn extra right here.
Dakar mayor eliminated, condemns Senegal ‘dictatorship’: Video
Senegalese authorities have eliminated Dakar’s opposition mayor, Barthelemy Dias, from workplace as a consequence of a 2011 homicide conviction. The choice, introduced in an official order on Friday, December 13, has been sharply criticized by Dias, who known as it a “dictatorship.” Learn extra right here.
Mali shuts down markets linked to terrorists: Video
Hundreds of employees in Mali are struggling after the federal government shut down a number of livestock markets in Bamako. Authorities say the closures goal to forestall terrorist exercise, however herders and merchants, like Boubacar Kane, are left with no approach to survive. Kane, a cattle herder, says the closure has destroyed his solely supply of earnings. Learn extra right here.
Asia
Local weather change placing Philippines at double danger of typhoons, scientists say
Local weather change is growing the Philippines’ vulnerability to tropical storms, almost doubling the danger of lethal typhoons. Scientists report that final month’s unprecedented formation of 4 typhoons was 70% extra possible as a consequence of a 1.3°C (2.3°F) rise in international temperatures. Learn extra right here.
China publicizes visa restrictions on US personnel over Hong Kong ‘interference’
China introduced it should impose visa restrictions on sure U.S. personnel, accusing them of “behaving badly” and “interfering” in Hong Kong affairs, in keeping with an announcement from its overseas ministry on Tuesday, December 10. Learn extra right here.
India’s Gukesh Dommaraju turns into youngest World Chess Champion: Video
India’s Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18, has develop into the youngest world chess champion. He defeated China’s Ding Liren in Singapore, breaking Garry Kasparov’s 1985 report. The 14-match match noticed Gukesh make a exceptional comeback after shedding the opening recreation. Learn extra right here.
Latin America
Venezuela’s Gonzalez plans to return to take over as president
Venezuela’s opposition chief Edmundo Gonzalez expressed confidence on Tuesday, December 10 that he would return from Spain in time to be sworn in as president on January 10. Learn extra right here.
Choose killed in violence-plagued Mexican metropolis a day after president’s go to
A senior choose was assassinated in Acapulco on Wednesday, December 11, a day after President Claudia Sheinbaum convened safety officers to deal with violence. Edmundo Roman Pinzon, former head of Guerrero state’s highest court docket, was gunned down in his automotive, in keeping with native media studies. Learn extra right here.
New know-how aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold commerce
Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, actual property agent, and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally exporting 294 kilos of gold from Brazil’s Amazon to the US, Dubai, and Italy. Though the gold was formally sourced from a authorized mine in Tocantins, police revealed that no gold had been mined there since colonial occasions. Learn extra right here.
