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eSwatini soldiers and police officers are seen on the streets near the Oshoek Border Post between Eswatini and South Africa on July 1.

eSwatini opposition leaders go into hiding as Africa’s last absolute monarchy cracks down

By Gertrude Kitongo, CNN Military and police patrols are on the streets of the tiny African nation of eSwatini, and opposition leaders are in hiding, they told CNN Tuesday, as the continent’s last absolute monarchy tries to contain pro-democracy protests. The president of the opposition People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), Mlungisi Makhanya, told CNN on

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Blast walls and buildings at the Bagram Air Base on July 5.

Al Qaeda and Taliban members among thousands of prisoners left under Afghan control in jail next to deserted US air base

By Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Thousands of prisoners — including senior al Qaeda and Taliban figures — remain in Afghanistan’s Bagram prison under the sole control of Afghan authorities, following the swift departure of US combat troops from the sprawling compound that houses it, Afghan and security officials told CNN Tuesday. While

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Howard University announced that Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates will take on faculty roles at the school.

Nikole Hannah-Jones declines UNC tenure position and will join Howard University

By Leah Asmelash, CNN Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones declined the University of North Carolina’s offer of tenure and a teaching position with the school and has instead accepted a faculty role at Howard University. She made the announcement on “CBS This Morning” with Gayle King on Tuesday. Hannah-Jones will be joined by Ta-Nehisi Coates,

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Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has defended its decision to train female soldiers to march in high heels

Jarrett: Ukraine requiring female soldiers to wear high heels is sexism

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has defended its decision to train female soldiers to march in high heels, following an outcry from local lawmakers. Women from the Ukrainian armed forces will march in a parade to mark the 30th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, according to a statement from Army Inform, the defense ministry’s official news agency. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports.

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