Tag: Africa
Uganda’s Bobi Wine calls for peaceful protests after polls
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is calling for peaceful protests in the aftermath of presidential elections, charging that electoral authorities are...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine calls for peaceful protests after polls
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is calling for peaceful protests in the aftermath of presidential elections, charging that electoral authorities are...
Tunisia receives first batch of coronavirus vaccines
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday — 30,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V — and will start...
Zimbabwe’s women battle gender discrimination amid pandemic
HARARE, Zimbabwe — There are very few female truck drivers in Zimbabwe, but Molly Manatse doesn't like to be singled out for her gender.
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African soccer leader’s ban cut, but ruled out of election
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The president of the African soccer confederation had his FIFA ban cut to two years on appeal Monday but he will...
Facing critics, Total to minimize oil work in Uganda park
KAMPALA, Uganda — The French oil company Total says it will limit its work to extract oil from a Ugandan national park to less...
Jailed Ethiopian opposition leaders to end hunger strike
JOHANNESBURG — Attorneys for four jailed Ethiopian opposition figures say they will end their hunger strike on Monday after 39 days.
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Review: 100 women use their cameras to capture public life.
“Women Street Photographers,” edited by Gulnara Samoilova (Prestel)
When Parisian authorities...
Pirates free 10 abducted fishermen in Nigeria, ransom paid
UGHELLI, Nigerai — Ten foreigners abducted by pirates last month were rescued in southern Nigeria, the army said.
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FIFA brokers deal to decide next African soccer president
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — FIFA president Gianni Infantino brokered a deal to give politically connected South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe a clear run...
