Tag: Africa
Tunisian leader meets with Libya’s new government in Tripoli
CAIRO — Tunisia’s president met Wednesday with Libya's newly appointed government officials in Tripoli, becoming the first head of state to visit the war-torn...
South Africa headmaster charged for sending boy into latrine
JOHANNESBURG —
A school headmaster in South Africa has been...
The end approaches for Chile’s military-era constitution
MEXICO CITY — The cool kids. The usual suspects. The ones everyone knows about.
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Prominent Egyptian activist jailed 18-months for ‘fake news’
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Wednesday convicted a prominent human rights activist of spreading false news, and insulting a police officer, sentencing her...
West African court allows extradition to US of Venezuelan
LISBON, Portugal — Cape Verde’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro who was arrested last year in...
Jihadists on motorbikes ambush Mali’s military, 33 killed
BAMAKO, Mali — About 100 suspected Islamic extremists on motorcycles ambushed the Malian military convoy in the country's volatile north, killing at least 33...
Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honor, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo of Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal for “prioritizing the...
Road to the Masters continues with Honda Classic
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Somalia starts first inoculations with AstraZeneca vaccines
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia launched COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday with the inoculation of the health minister, who received the jab publicly to reassure the nation...
Ethiopia rejects outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute
KAMPALA, Uganda — An Ethiopian official said on Tuesday that his government opposes calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the United States in...
