South Africans anxious over pause in use of J&J vaccines
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's decision to suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to preliminary reports of rare blood clots has...
South Africans anxious over pause in use of J&J vaccines
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's decision to suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to preliminary reports of rare blood clots has...
UN report: Many women in poor nations can’t say, `No sex’
UNITED NATIONS — Less than half the women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to say “no” to sex with their partners,...
Business-seeking singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda — The American rap artist and singer Akon is drawing criticism from rights activists over his meetings with Uganda's president as he...
Suez Canal chief: Vessel impounded amid financial dispute
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the...
South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma must pay legal fees
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been denied state funding for his legal fees in an upcoming corruption trial and has...
Benin’s president wins re-election in preliminary results
COTONOU, Benin — President Patrice Talon has been re-elected with a majority of votes cast in Benin's presidential election, according to provisional results released...
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
Canary Islands hotel offers shelter to migrants in need
PUERTO RICO DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain — When hotel director Calvin Lucock and restaurant owner Unn Tove Saetran said goodbye to one of the...
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
CAIRO — Libyan authorities released one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers less than four months after his arrest in the capital, Tripoli,...
