UN urges more vaccines for Africa, with only 2 percent now
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called for accelerated availability of coronavirus vaccines for Africa on Wednesday, expressing concern that the continent has...
No longer silent, Gulf Arab citizens express anger at Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The ongoing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip has unleashed a chorus of voices across Gulf Arab states that are...
EXPLAINER: Spain’s migrant crisis in North Africa
About 8,000 people have streamed into the Spanish city of Ceuta from Morocco in the past two days in an unprecedented influx, most of...
Spain’s African enclave struggles to handle migrant influx
CEUTA, Spain — Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta awoke to a humanitarian crisis on Wednesday after thousands of migrants who crossed over from...
Italy’s Lampedusa island slammed again by migrant arrivals
LAMPEDUSA, Sicily — The tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa is in the throes of yet another season of migrants arriving by sea, and Ibrahima...
Spain, Morocco square off after 6,000 migrants arrive by sea
MADRID — Spain faced a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis Tuesday after thousands of Moroccans took advantage of relaxed border controls in their nation to...
Rights group urges Egypt to free detained mother of inmate
CAIRO — A leading international rights group on Tuesday urged Egyptian authorities to release a woman who was arrested apparently over publishing a letter...
Leaders hold talks in Paris to revive African economies
PARIS — More than 20 heads of state and government from Africa held talks in Paris with the heads of international organizations Tuesday on...
France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan
PARIS — French and African leaders and international organizations were holding a conference Monday in Paris to negotiate debt relief and raise global support...
South Africa’s ex-president says he is ready for graft trial
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma says he is ready for his trial on charges of corruption, racketeering, and money laundering.
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