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Climate change is speeding up, warns major UN report
Climate change is speeding up, warns major UN report

Each of the last eight years, if projections for 2022 hold, will be hotter than any year prior to 2015, the UN said Sunday, detailing a dramatic increase in the rate of global warming. Earth has warmed more than 1.1 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century, with roughly half of that increase occurring in the past 30 years, the report shows.

Kenya Airways pilots extend strike
Kenya Airways pilots extend strike

Kenya Airways pilots on Sunday extended their strike and warned of "major flight disruptions", forcing fresh cancellations as the carrier's deadline for disciplinary action against those participating lapsed. "Failure to do so will lead to immediate disciplinary action," he warned.

Tanzanian 'Tug of War' wins top prize at Carthage Film Festival
Tanzanian 'Tug of War' wins top prize at Carthage Film Festival

Tanzanian film "Tug of War", about love and politics during the final years of British colonial Zanzibar, has won the Tanit d'Or at Tunisia's prestigious Carthage Film Festival. "Under the Fig Trees", directed by Tunisia's Erige Sehiri, won the Tanit d'Argent.