Tag: Africa
Review: In ‘Moffie,’ brutal intolerance in ’80s South Africa
The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie," set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country's system of apartheid,...
US says Mali’s top priority must be holding fair elections
UNITED NATIONS — The top priority for Mali’s interim government must be holding free and fair elections by the end of the 18-month transition...
‘Leave no Tigrayan’: In Ethiopia, an ethnicity is erased
HAMDAYET, Sudan — The atrocities have been seared into the skin and the minds of Tigrayans, who take shelter by the thousands within sight...
France to open archive for period covering Rwandan genocide
PARIS — France’s role before and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a “monumental failure” that the country must acknowledge, the lead author of...
Group says death toll now 50 from clashes in Sudan’s Darfur
CAIRO — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region climbed to at least 50 as sporadic clashes continued on Tuesday, a...
Egypt says latest round of talks over Ethiopia dam fail
CAIRO — Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the latest round of talks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project failed to make progress after Addis Abba...
Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzania's new president appears to be taking a new, scientific approach to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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African leaders call for climate financing acceleration
DAKAR, Senegal — African leaders rallied Tuesday in a virtual summit calling for scaled-up actions and financing to combat the effects of climate change...
UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger
UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing...
Medical group says tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill 18
CAIRO — Tribal clashes that erupted over the weekend between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s western Darfur region have killed at least 18 people,...
