Tag: Africa
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...
Jury picked for man’s trial in 2018 slaying of Iowa student
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Attorneys on Tuesday completed selection of a jury for the first-degree murder trial of the farm laborer charged with fatally...
No AB de Villiers comeback, international retirement ‘final’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — AB de Villiers won't be coming out of international retirement for the Twenty20 World Cup in India this year...
Column: Garrick Higgo, the latest South African on the rise
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Justin Thomas doesn't have many regular games lined up during his rare appearances on the European Tour, so he was...
Germany nears accord with Namibia on colonial-era killings
BERLIN — Germany said Monday it is close to an agreement with Namibia on the killings of tens of thousands of people when Germany...
Dozens of Moroccans swim into North African Spanish city
MADRID — Authorities in Ceuta say over 100 Moroccans, including two families with children, swam overnight to enter the Spanish enclave in North Africa.
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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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