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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Some expect support for the ruling party to dip below 50 percent requiring partnership with the opposition
Several countries are battling the effects of heavy rainfall
Plus, Taiwan inaugurates a new president, the Dominican Republic reelects President Luis Abinader, and Spain hosts Europe’s far-right parties
Plus, Georgia parliament approves the foreign agent law, heavy flash floods devastate Afghanistan, and Prince Harry and his wife Meghan visit Nigeria
Plus, the election of Panama’s new leader, a Canadian report on federal election interference, and the rescue efforts in Brazil’s flooded areas
An annual report suggests consequences for countries with the worst persecution
Plus, protests over government intrusion into private organizations in Georgia, demonstrations against the violence toward women in Australia, and relief from a heatwave in Bangladesh
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
