Tag: West Africa
Man arrested after boarding empty Mauritania plane on tarmac
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Authorities have arrested a man after he boarded an empty Mauritania Airlines plane sitting on the tarmac at the international airport...
Africa’s elephants now endangered by poaching, habitat loss
LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday...
African Cup: Egypt, Ghana qualify; Gambia, Comoros to debut
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Egypt and Ghana qualified for the African Cup of Nations on Thursday and were joined by Comoros and Gambia,...
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,...
French navy seizes 6 tons of cocaine off African coast
PARIS — The French military says it seized 6 tons of cocaine with an estimated value of up to 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion)...
FIFA clears 3 former France U21 players to represent Senegal
ZURICH — Three former France Under-21 players had their international eligibility switched to Senegal by FIFA on Tuesday.
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Chad disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying
CAIRO — Chad was disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday because the country's government dissolved the soccer federation.
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Canary Islands: 2-year-old rescued from migrant boat dies
BARCELONA, Spain — A 2-year-old girl from Mali who was rescued from a migrant boat near Spain’s Canary Islands and hospitalized in critical condition...
Victims wait for ruling in lawsuit over Liberian massacre
A federal judge in Philadelphia will decide if there's enough evidence to rule in favor of survivors of a 1990 massacre during Liberia's civil...
After 36 years in power, Rep of Congo’s president runs again
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — After 36 years in power, Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou N’Guesso appears poised to extend his tenure as...
