Tag: Africa
Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has met with four grandchildren of an Algerian independence fighter to tell them that Ali Boumendjel had been tortured...
Watchdog urges release of media workers held in Ethiopia
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Committee to Protect Journalists is urging Ethiopian authorities to free journalists and media workers detained in the Tigray region, where...
Thousands flee rebel violence in Central African Republic
BANGASSOU, Central African Republic — Monique Moukidje fled her home in Central African Republic’s town of Bangassou in January when rebels attacked with heavy...
First Emirati ambassador to Israel arrives to start post
JERUSALEM — The United Arab Emirates’ first ambassador to Israel arrived Monday to start his posting in Tel Aviv, barely half a year after...
One of Zimbabwe’s vice presidents quits amid sex scandal
HARARE, Zimbabwe — One of Zimbabwe’s vice presidents has resigned following a string of reports in the local media that alleged he had affairs...
Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M
LONDON — A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday for more than $11.5 million,...
Libya authorities free journalists detained after PM presser
CAIRO — Authorities in western Libya on Sunday released two local journalists who had been detained in the capital last week following a news...
Libya media authority: Journalist detained after PM presser
CAIRO — Authorities in western Libya on Saturday revealed that they had detained a local journalist, two days after he disappeared in the capital...
Islamist party supporters march for unity in Tunisia
Thousands of flag-waving marchers demonstrated Saturday in Tunisia's capital in a show of support for the majority party in parliament.
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As Somalia’s COVID-19 cases surge, a variant is suspected
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world’s most fragile health systems, while officials await...
