Africa
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KAMPALA—A Ugandan court ordered security forces on Monday to free opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, whose house arrest since a presidential election has drawn ...
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THE HAGUE—The International Criminal Court on Sunday said it had taken into custody a former Central African Republic commander of the “Seleka” faction suspected of war ...
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The Biden admin will re-impose a travel ban on most non-American citizens entering the country from the UK, the EU, Brazil, and South Africa.
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JOHANNESBURG—The coastal city of Beira in Mozambique, which houses one of the country’s most important ports, has seen mild damage to property and flooding after tropical ...
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Britain is banning all arrivals from Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo from Friday to stop the spread of the South Africa COVID-19 variant, transport secretary ...
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UNITED NATIONS—Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed in an attack Monday in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the peacekeepers ...
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CAIRO—The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s West Darfur province climbed to at least 83, including women and children, a doctor’s ...
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KAMPALA—Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party said on Sunday that it was preparing to challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s election win and condemned what it called the ...
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NAIROBI, Kenya—The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Some experts have ...
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KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda’s electoral commission said Saturday that longtime President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth five-year term, while top opposition challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging and ...
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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Wednesday it has received information that over 80 civilians were killed early Tuesday in the latest massacre.
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Giraffes can usually grow to 15 to 20 feet tall. That’s why even scientists are surprised to discover dwarf giraffes. Scientists working at wildlife parks in Africa ...
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PARIS—As it pays tribute Thursday to French soldiers killed in Mali and faces questions over a deadly airstrike, France is considering changing its military strategy against ...
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The United Kingdom said on Thursday it would extend a ban on travelers entering England to southern African countries in a measure to prevent the spread ...
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During the Obama administration, U.S. taxpayer money went to a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda. That’s according to a recent Senate report from Chuck Grassley.
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon—More than 37 people are dead and 18 others seriously injured after a bus crash in Cameroon’s western village of Nemale, officials said. A 70-seater ...
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At least seven people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Nigeria’s Borno state on Christmas Eve, a local ...
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The Republic of Congo is following Beijing’s footsteps in targeting Australia. It recently stripped Australia of billions of dollars by revoking the licenses of 3 Australian companies ...
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KINSHASA, Congo—More than 30 people have died in an overnight capsizing on Lake Albert while trying to return to Congo from Uganda, according to a civil ...
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TUNIS, Tunisia—About 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their smuggling boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe, Tunisian authorities said. ...
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MOGADISHU, Somalia—A suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Somalia’s central city of Galkayo Friday, killing 15 people shortly before the arrival of the country’s new prime ...
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, a government official said Thursday. In an announcement on ...
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The location of 337 students who were unaccounted for after gunmen attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria on Friday, is now known by government authorities, according ...
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CAIRO—The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration has removed Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move ...
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Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, President Donald Trump said Thursday, marking the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months.
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all American troops to withdraw from Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, part of a global pullback by the president ...
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DURBAN—An explosion rocked South Africa’s second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday injuring seven people, local emergency services said. Engen, which operates the plant and ...
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Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the COVID pandemic to services designed to tackle the disease will far exceed those killed by COVID in Africa.
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A restaurant in Cape Town has just won a Guinness World Record. Gibson's Gourmet Burgers and Ribs has been recognized for its offering of 207 different ...
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LANZAROTE, Spain—At least eight people were drowned after a boat carrying more than 35 migrants from the Maghreb region of North Africa and heading towards the ...
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