Tag: East Africa
Southern African countries may help Mozambique fight rebels
JOHANNESBURG — The 16-nation Southern African Development Community is considering a proposal to deploy more than 2,500 regional troops to help battle extremist rebels...
Somalia’s president to address nation as support crumbles
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president will address the nation on Tuesday evening after two key regional states objected to his extended stay in office...
France’s Total halts its gas project in northern Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG — The French energy firm Total announced Monday that it has halted all operations on its $20 billion investment in a liquified natural...
Somalia’s unrest continues over president’s stay in power
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Soldiers angry over the president’s extended stay in power took up key positions across Somalia's capital on Monday, but there was...
Gunfire erupts in Somali capital amid president’s standoff
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunfire erupted in Somalia’s capital on Sunday between soldiers loyal to the government and others angry at the country’s leader as...
HIV drugs run short in Kenya as people say lives at risk
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyans living with HIV say their lives are in danger due to a shortage of anti-retroviral drugs donated by the United...
‘Look after my babies’: In Ethiopia, a Tigray family’s quest
Gunfire crackled near the straw-woven home of Abraha Kinfe Gebremariam. He hoped it drowned out the cries of his wife, curled up in pain,...
‘Look after my babies’: In Ethiopia, a Tigray family’s quest
Gunfire crackled near the home of Abraha Kinfe Gebremariam. He hoped it drowned out the cries of his wife, curled up in pain, and...
Malnutrition rising in Mozambique amid extremist insurgency
JOHANNESBURG — Mozambique's humanitarian crisis from the extremist insurgency in the country's north is rapidly spiraling, with more than 950,000 people in urgent need...
UN Security Council: ‘Deep concern’ about Ethiopia’s Tigray
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council expressed concern Thursday about humanitarian conditions and human rights in Ethiopia's Tigray region, marking the council's first...
