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Extremist attack in Somalia’s capital kills at least 9
World
July 10, 2021
Extremist attack in Somalia’s capital kills at least 9
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A large explosion in Somalia’s capital killed at least nine people and injured eight others, a…
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
World
July 4, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
ADDIS ABABA, July 4 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighboring…
West Africa’s Eco currency plan remains a pipe dream
World
July 2, 2021
West Africa’s Eco currency plan remains a pipe dream
Since its conception in 2003, leaders of the fifteen-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have postponed the launch of…
Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, people ‘falling like leaves’
World
June 30, 2021
Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, people ‘falling like leaves’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The plea arrived from a remote area that had so far produced only rumors and residents…
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
World
June 30, 2021
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been…
Tigray’s former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire
World
June 29, 2021
Tigray’s former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire
June 28 (Reuters) – The former rulers of Ethiopia’s Tigray region said on Monday they were back in control of…
As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering
World
June 26, 2021
As virus surges in Uganda, hospitals accused of profiteering
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — As he struggled to breathe earlier this month, Dr. Nathan Tumubone was tormented by thoughts of…
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
Middle East
June 25, 2021
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
OUAGADOUGOU, June 24 (Reuters) – A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this…
Medical official: air strike kills at least 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
June 23, 2021
Medical official: air strike kills at least 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray
ADDIS ABABA June 23 (Reuters) – An air strike killed at least 43 people in the town of Togoga in…
UN expert says Eritrea has ‘effective control’ in parts of Tigray
World
June 22, 2021
UN expert says Eritrea has ‘effective control’ in parts of Tigray
GENEVA, June 22 (Reuters) – Eritrea now has “effective control” of parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a U.N. human rights…