The locusts have been seen in Eastern Equatoria state near the borders with Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

Any owners of the ghost ship the MV Alta have up to a year to reclaim it, with the abandoned vessel to undergo an initial assessment on Tuesday morning as mystery deepens over its recent past.

The farmer who dropped by to give unasked-for advice to my friend and his wife clearing their newly bought quarter of an acre of long, abandoned terraces on a steep slope on the island of La Gomera in the Canaries was unequivocal: “Cut it down!”

Tullow Oil shares fell by almost 16% after the company warned of a likely $1.5bn (€1.3bn) financial hit to its 2019 figures due to a lower oil price forecast and a reduction in reserves at one of its flagship fields offshore Ghana.

In a refinery just outside Uganda’s main airport, workers slip bars of freshly refined gold into clear plastic bags sealed with a sticker of the national flag — black, yellow and red — and the label “Ugandan’s Treasure.”

While science and technology have vastly improved human lives, they have also given certain visionaries the means to transform entire societies from above, writes Daron Acemoglu.

Ensuring equitable mobile access is a powerful, scalable way to enable women and girls to make informed decisions about their lives. But connecting them to the Internet is only the first step; we must consider what they find when they get there, says Jessica Posner Odede.

Next week, to celebrate her 70th birthday, Maura Ward and her son, Johnny, will climb Mount Fuji, in Japan. It’s not their first big trip, says Ailin Quinlan

When Tomás Mac an tSaoir came through the arrival gates of Dublin airport yesterday, his only visible signs of injury were some small plasters on his feet.

Forget about building your child’s self-esteem, “it’s for the birds”, says Dr Harry Barry.

The pioneering political theorist’s warnings about the inequities of capitalism are still relevant and will not be erased by the defacing of his tomb, writes

The prioritisation of the car and poor land use have polluted and ghettoised our cities, but a sustainable approach can change all that, says Abhas K Jha

Asylum seekers from as diverse countries as the Ukraine and Burundi plan to go on a tour of direct provision centres all around the country next year in a bid to spread their message of hope.

The seventh World Happiness Report, compiled by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, ranked 156 countries in terms of happiness, with Ireland placing 16th on the list, down from 14th in the last report.

Helen O’Callaghan talks to pupils and teachers at a Co Cork school about a nationwide initiative that sends gift boxes to kids in less privileged parts of the world

A self-styled adventure junkie will have to avoid bandits and lions and endure searing desert heat on an epic 12,000km solo bike tour through Africa.

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Ireland’s medicines watchdog is at a “sensitive stage” of its contingency planning for Brexit, Health Minister Simon Harris has said.

The temperature gauge in the Go Bus reads 21°C at 5pm as we are driven from Dublin Airport down the quays and along the Liffey to pick up more passengers for the three and half hour drive to Cork.

As Easter approaches most of us are looking forward to a weekend of indulgence centred on chocolate.

Unlike other animals, humanity has voluntarily limited its reproduction, meaning the Earth and its people will survive as fertility rates fall across the globe, writes Noah Smith.

Having whittled down the entries for the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition from 2,031 to 550, the judges will have a tough job crowning the overall winner tomorrow night.

WITHOUT the help of grand-parents siblings and friends, single mothers can find it difficult to raise a child.

Tanzanian police are holding one of two women accused of kissing in a video widely circulated on social media.

In the fight against HIV/Aids, some stories illuminate the long road to global eradication more than others. In 2009, I heard one such story in Tanzania, writes Heather Bresch. 

In the fight against HIV/Aids, some stories illuminate the long road to global eradication more than others. In 2009, I heard one such story in Tanzania, Heather Bresch. 

The CIA's release of documents seized during the 2011 raid that killed al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has again raised questions about Iran's support of the extremist network leading up to the September 11 terror attacks.

Countries will face economic and social unrest unless inequality towards the world’s poorest women is tackled urgently.

We may be hardwired to eat fatty, calorie-rich foods, but that does not mean we are slaves to our primal instincts, says Clodagh Finn

Locals in a Cork village who recently attended a charity coffee morning for a woman who was going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania could never have anticipated she would become ill and lose her life on the trip, her funeral Mass heard.

Everton have announced the signing of former Southampton defender Cuco Martina on a three-year deal.

The Cork woman who died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro has been named as Majella Duffy from Rathcormac.

Wayne Rooney's fairytale return to Everton continued as he marked his first appearance since rejoining with a goal.

The hotelier completed the feat in aid of Elevate, an organisation set up to help make wellness programmes available in youth organisations and secondary schools in the Clare area.

There is no doubt Toyota does some things very well; it would not, after all, be one of the biggest automotive manufacturers in the world if it did not get one or two things absolutely bang on.

Output from Ugandan crude deposits being developed by companies including Tullow Oil and Total is unlikely to be exported as soon as the nation expects because of the scale of the infrastructure projects required to move the fuel out of the country.

A fresh analysis of the final moments of doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has suggested no one was controlling the plane when it plunged into the ocean.

The hidden history of American spycraft. By Abigail Jones

A surge in killing African elephants for ivory has led to the “majestic” animal’s numbers falling by more than 100,000 in a decade, conservationists warned.