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A sweeping shift in US drug policy is underway after the Department of Justice said it would immediately ease restrictions on some marijuana products and speed up the long-running effort to treat the drug as less dangerous under federal law. The Trump administration said FDA-approved marijuana products and state-regulated medical marijuana would be moved at once from a category reserved for highly addictive drugs to one considered to carry a low to moderate risk of abuse. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the federal…

Israel’s unilateral recognition of North Western State of Somalia as an independent state has jolted the Horn of Africa, triggering swift international pushback and raising fresh concerns about maritime security, legal precedent and regional stability. In Somalia, the move sparked immediate street protests. Abroad, governments across Africa, Europe and the Middle East — joined by the United States — moved quickly to restate Somalia’s territorial integrity. The African Union led with a reaffirmation of Somalia’s unity, a line…

Driver charged in crash that injured Anthony Joshua, killed two friends in Nigeria Nigerian police have charged a driver in connection with a crash that injured British former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed two of his close friends and team members on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ogun State Police Command said Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, appeared before the Sagamu Magistrate Court and was charged on four counts, including causing death by dangerous driving. The case was adjourned to Jan. 20 while…

Every August for twelve years, World Humanitarian Aid Day has been an opportunity to remind people that humanitarian workers risk their lives to help local people. For them, Africa represents one of the most dangerous regions. At least four countries on the continent are at-risk countries. Of the 72 people who have died this…

For ten days he has been responsible for the relocation of hundreds of thousands of inhabitants from the Congolese city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nyiragongo, the most dangerous volcano in Africa, once again threatens this city in the eastern part of the country. This volcano, located in the great East African rift, continues to fascinate scientists and poses an eternal threat to the…