Tag: Africa
Spain: Rescuers find 4 dead, save 19 from vessel in Atlantic
MADRID — Spanish authorities said Sunday that they had recovered the bodies of four migrants from a boat along with 19 survivors who had...
Egypt prosecutors find gross negligence behind train crash
CAIRO — Egyptian prosecutors said Sunday they found that gross negligence by railway employees was behind a deadly train crash that caused public outcry...
Egypt: Ex-student given 8 more years in #MeToo case
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Sunday convicted a former student at an elite university of attempted rape and drug possession, sentencing him to...
With key deals, Uganda’s nascent oil sector nears maturity
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda, Tanzania and French oil company Total are set to sign agreements Sunday on building a heated pipeline to carry crude...
IMF: Vaccine inequity threatens Mideast’s economic recovery
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Middle East economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic faster than anticipated, largely due to the acceleration of mass...
Djibouti says longtime president on way to winning 5th term
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Djibouti’s government says longtime President Ismail Omar Guelleh has overwhelmingly won a fifth term, citing provisional results.
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Chadian president seeks 6th term after 30 years in power
N’DJAMENA, Chad — Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seeking to extend his three-decade long rule, running for a sixth time in this oil-producing...
Aid group says detained migrant killed, 2 injured in Libya
CAIRO — A shooting in a detention center for migrants in Libya's capital left one migrant dead and two others injured, an international charity...
Famed Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of ancient city
CAIRO — Egypt’s best-known archaeologist on Saturday revealed further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor.
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Explosions in two Somalia cities kill at least 5
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a cafe in Somalia's city of Baidoa on Saturday, killing at least four people...
