Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Plus, demonstrations against mass tourism in Spain, commemorations for victims of the attacks in Sri Lanka, and celebrations for a Nigerian chess player in New York City
Plus, deadly landslides in Indonesia, asylum agreement by the EU, and the start of a global marathon in China
Refugees pour into neighboring countries
Plus, Mexico severing diplomatic ties with Ecuador, four nations performing joint exercises in the South China Sea, and a British man finishing a charity run across the length of Africa
Plus, anti-government protests in Jerusalem, the closing of an independent bookstore in Hong Kong, and preparations for the solar eclipse in Canada
Plus, the return of kidnapped children in Nigeria, the murder of a mayor in Ecuador, and the opposition candidate in Venezuela
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Plus, Niger’s military junta suspends military cooperation with the United States, India announces its electoral calendar, and Uzbekistan lifts driving restrictions for women
Plus, monsoon rains trigger landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, gang violence worsens in Haiti, and rainfall ends drought in Spain
Plus, the rape of a toursit in India, the wave of violence in Haiti, and medical assistance in Honduras
