Tag: West Africa
Remains in Mali identified as kidnapped Swiss missionary
BAMAKO, Mali — The body of a Swiss woman who was held hostage for more than five years by an extremist Islamic group in...
France rejects UN report its forces targeted Mali wedding
PARIS — The French Defense Ministry on Tuesday categorically rejected that its forces in Mali attacked and killed civilians attending a village wedding fete...
ICC holds reparations ceremony for Timbuktu mausoleums
BAMAKO, Mali — The International Criminal Court made a symbolic reparations payment of 1 euro to Malian officials on Tuesday, after paying for the...
Referee collapses, stretchered off in African Cup qualifier
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The referee in an African Cup of Nations qualifier collapsed and was stretchered off the field on Tuesday, resulting in...
African Cup qualifier canceled over disputed COVID-19 tests
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Benin refused to play a decisive African Cup of Nations qualifying game in Sierra Leone on Tuesday after disputing...
Spain targets Africa in boost of diplomatic, business ties
MADRID — Spain launched Monday a diplomatic push into Africa, marking out the continent as a political priority with an ambitious plan to build...
African basketball league to go ahead in Rwanda in May
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The inaugural African basketball league will take place in Rwanda in May after a delay of more than a...
UN: Increase in child migrants through dangerous Darien Gap
PANAMA CITY — The number of child migrants passing through the perilous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama has risen dramatically, the U.N. child...
Ngannou eyes Jones for first UFC heavyweight title defense
LAS VEGAS — Francis Ngannou’s UFC heavyweight title belt was barely fastened around his waist when he began thinking about the fearsome foe already...
Italy: Teen in hijab aims to be ‘Afro-influencer’ on TikTok
MILAN — In Milan’s chic Victor Emmanuel II Gallery, a spacious mall that would be jammed with shoppers were it not for the pandemic,...
