Desperate people are risking their lives to flee poverty and violence because migration laws make it impossible for them to get there safely

The EU has warned that severe food shortages could trigger a major migration wave into Europe from Africa and the Middle East

The Irish-founded and Africa-focused oil and gas company said it made an after-tax loss of $81m (€74.3m) last year, down from a loss of over $1.2bn in 2020.

The EU's new Global Gateway project is a close counterpart to China's mammoth Belt and Road initiative

African Union health agency director tells WHO webinar of urgent need to 'protect and vaccinate at scale and at speed'

After the last few years, it's small wonder we'd look back and take stock. But it's vital that we also stay focused on our shared future

The work of surgeon and later psychiatrist Patricia Horne, who died on October 29, is widely admired

Amnesty International has criticised AstraZeneca, BioNTech, Johnson and Johnson, Moderna, Novavax, and Pfizer for refusing to participate in initiatives aimed at boosting global vaccine supply

Shares in Irish-founded exploration company Tullow Oil shot up, by around 5%, on the back of it reporting a return to profit in the first half of this year.

Emissaries from South Africa have been begging the WTO to endorse a vaccine waiver to spare more unnecessary suffering, reports Achal Prabhala and Chelsea Clinton

While western governments get ready to administer booster shots, millions in Africa are still completely unprotected, writes Gordon Brown

By siding with major food corporations over six Malian former child slaves who were seeking compensation under US tort laws, the US Supreme Court has sent a dangerous message.

Covid-19 has temporarily exacerbated the longer-term decline in fertility rates

Apologised for 'entirely inappropriate and insensitive' remarks on Africa’s energy transition 

No one has claimed responsibility for Monday's daytime attack on a road leading to the vast forested reserve of Pama

Soft drinks maker's sales beat expectations worldwide in the first quarter to climb 6% — but the recovery has been uneven

With low-income countries lagging far behind in Covid-19 vaccine rollout, it is vital we do not forget the millions of people for whom the vaccines are still beyond reach

The siege in Mozambique showed groups linked to al-Qaeda and Isis have become sophisticated enough to carry out attacks on the West

The worst-affected countries — the US, India, Brazil, Russia and the UK — make up more than half all reported Covid-19 cases but represent 28% of the global population

Life expectancy reaches a high of 119 in Europe but is as low as 61 in Africa as poverty exacts its toll

The woman came here five years ago with her mother and brother as a chronically traumatised teenager, having experienced violence in her native Africa.

The man who shone for Munster isn’t afraid to face a challenge, to uproot and start again.

An international union has lambasted the Irish government for failing to prosecute traffickers in the fishing industry despite “‘irrefutable” evidence of migrant fishermen being exploited.

Makeshift settlements in Lisbon are an extreme example of the struggles of minorities in the world’s richest continent, writes Henrique Almeida

Is the use of racist language cause to condemn literature and television shows, or should the offensive words be viewed in their original context, asks Caroline Delaney

A UCC Sport initiative focusing on sport post-lockdown has attracted worldwide interest and support, with UNESCO, the World Health Organisation and the International Olympic Committee among its supporters.

A selection of people starting new roles in Ireland, including with Breedon Group, Bank of Ireland UK, Chartered Accountants Ireland, DataSolutions, LGIM and ASL Group.

Almost two decades in Africa taught Prof Gerry Killeen a thing or two about virus transmission dynamics, and it all began with pig dung, he tells Catherine Shanahan

New figures released by State agency, the International Protection Office (IPO) show that for the month of April only 30 people sought asylum here.

As thousands of protesters clash with riot police and the National Guard in the US in the wake of George Floyd’s asphyxiation after policeman Derek Chauvin kept his foot on his neck for more than eight minutes in Minneapolis on May 25th, we must face the reality that the American Civil War is not over.

Hogan has been a European commissioner since 2014, initially responsible for agriculture and since late 2019 for trade.

Products manufactured in Cork will be distributed across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Fifty years ago, a fox was spotted in Dublin’s St. Stephen’s Green. The unfortunate animal was chased by local ‘gurriers’. It took refuge in a tree but was promptly stoned to death.

He served as Minister for Education and as a Minister for State in the Department of Environment.

Geese, sacred to Juno, were kept on the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome.

Quality of personal protective equipment (PPE) is a key issue for healthcare staff treating infectious respiratory illnesses worldwide, according to a new international study undertaken by NUI Galway (NUIG) researchers.

Across the world, more than 3.8m people have got the virus, and nearly 270,000 have died.

Ellie O'Byrne chats to Morgan Bullock, the American dancer who has faced down the racists with her take on a viral dance meme, and has been rewarded with an invitation to Ireland from the Taoiseach.

A new book offers a fascinating insight into the activities, lives, and influence of an alliance of pirates based along the south-west coast, says Sean O'Riordan

Morgan Bullock from Virginia uploaded a video of her Irish dancing to a song by Megan Thee Stallion to Twitter where it has been viewed almost 330,000 times.

A world that wants to reduce agricultural production in order to control climate change should first look at how much food it wastes.

Eve Kelliher looks at how copper mining changed the built and natural landscape of Beara

Jane Goodall, 86, is in lockdown, but she has found a way to spread her message, writes Gemma Dunn

A social-video fundraising initiative in Co Cork has shades of reality TV pioneer Big Brother about it, airing 24/7 on streaming platform Twitch.