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Business

Japan Embarks on ‘World-First’ Deep-Sea Mining Mission Amid Global Scramble for Critical Minerals

Wafricnews - July 3, 2025Tokyo - In what could mark a new chapter in the global race for critical resources, Japan is set to become the first country to launch a deep-sea mining operation at unprecede...

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Politics

Final Flame Extinguished: Hong Kong’s Last Active Pro-Democracy Party Disbands Under Pressure

WafricNews – June 29, 2025 Hong Kong - In what many are calling the symbolic end of organized street-level dissent in Hong Kong, the League of Social Democrats (LSD), the city’s last active pro-democr...

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Politics

Thailand Protesters Demand Prime Minister Paetongtarn’s Resignation Over Leaked Call With Hun Sen

WafricNews – June 28, 2025Bangkok, Thailand – Tensions flared in Bangkok on Saturday as hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, demanding the immediate resignation of Thai Prime Minister Paeton...

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Inventions

India’s Shubhanshu Shukla Makes History as First Indian on International Space Station

Wafric News – June 25, 2025India has reached a new milestone in its space journey as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS) — a hi...

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Featured

Vietnam Cuts Tycoon Trinh Van Quyet’s Jail Term in $146m Stock Fraud Case

Wafric News – June 25, 2025A Vietnamese appeal court has significantly reduced the prison sentence of disgraced business magnate Trinh Van Quyet, who was at the center of one of the country’s largest-...

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