Tag: East Africa
Visiting South Africa, France’s Macron pledges vaccine help
JOHANNESBURG — On a visit to South Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed that his country will provide millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses...
France’s Macron visits Rwanda as relations improve
KIGALI, Rwanda — French President Emmanuel Macron made a key visit to Rwanda on Thursday as his country tries to mend relations with the...
Egypt president in Djibouti to forge ties amid Nile dispute
CAIRO — The Egyptian president was in Djibouti on Thursday for talks with his counterpart there as part of Egyptian diplomatic attempts to build...
UN official slams Ethiopia’s arrests of displaced in Tigray
JOHANNESBURG — A U.N. official has condemned the arrests of scores of people displaced by the ongoing Tigray conflict, where fighting continues between the...
UN official: Conflicts make controlling COVID more difficult
UNITED NATIONS — Despite last year’s U.N. call for global cease-fires to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, many conflicts never stopped including in Syria, Yemen...
Genocide probes clear way for landmark Macron trip to Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda — France and Rwanda are hoping to reset ties scarred by a quarter-century of recriminations over the 1994 genocide when French President...
Ethiopia says 22 regional officials killed by Tigray rebels
JOHANNESBURG — Rebels have killed 22 officials of the war-hit Tigray region’s interim administration, Ethiopia’s government said Wednesday.
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UN warns Tigray faces famine risk if aid isn’t scaled up
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned the Security Council that the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region is worsening and “there...
Qatar’s top diplomat visits Egypt amid improving ties
CAIRO — Egypt’s top diplomat met Tuesday with his Qatari counterpart as ties between the two nations gradually improve since Egypt and three Gulf...
Somalia minister says agreement reached on delayed elections
UNITED NATIONS — Somalia’s foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that an agreement has been reached between the federal government and regional...