UN poverty goal faces reality check
The UN wants to accelerate progress to end poverty by 2030, but people over the world say millions are still struggling.

The UN wants to accelerate progress to end poverty by 2030, but people over the world say millions are still struggling.








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Beijing is drawing on vast reserves and seeking alternative crude as shipping disruption continues.
Nairobi beats London, Munich and Rome to become the first African hosts, World Athletics says.
Months of anti-foreigner protests across South Africa have forced tens of thousands to leave the country.
Uber’s exits from Nigeria and Uganda highlight the growing challenges of making ride-hailing work in Africa.
The reported truce follows the release of 360 villagers abducted during a Boko Haram attack in northeastern Nigeria.

‘5,000 naira used to make a pot of soup, now 10,000 naira isn’t enough.’
Nigerian media outlets have reported that five of the dismissed staff are facing prosecution.

Al Jazeera asked people on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road how they view this infrastructure crisis.
Tuareg rebels have freed about 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for one of their own leaders, security sources said.
President Bola Tinubu’s office says he has ordered ‘comprehensive reform’ of the country’s football administration.