africa
Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
World
May 8, 2021
Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict
KAYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — In the more than 15 years Salomon Tibiri has been offering spiritual succor as a…
Ethiopia ‘at a crossroads’ amid spiraling ethnic conflict
World
May 4, 2021
Ethiopia ‘at a crossroads’ amid spiraling ethnic conflict
GONDAR, Ethiopia (AP) — Aba Yosief Desta preferred not to discuss the ethnicities of victims in the widening conflicts threatening…
Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
World
April 30, 2021
Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
MADRID (AP) — The bodies of two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife campaigner killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso…
Thousands demonstrate in Chad against military transition
World
April 27, 2021
Thousands demonstrate in Chad against military transition
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Thousands of people protested and two people were killed in Chad Tuesday in demonstrations against the…
UN experts say South Sudan divisions widen, new war possible
Middle East
April 27, 2021
UN experts say South Sudan divisions widen, new war possible
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN experts are warning that political, military and ethnic divisions in South Sudan are widening, leading…
In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses
World
April 27, 2021
In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health…
Egypt’s engineering exports up to $1.8 billion during first 9 months of 2020/21
Business
April 24, 2021
Egypt’s engineering exports up to $1.8 billion during first 9 months of 2020/21
The Engineering Export Council of Egypt announced on Saturday that there has been noticeable increase in engineering exports in the…
Ethiopia signs $907 mn financing pact with World Bank
World
April 23, 2021
Ethiopia signs $907 mn financing pact with World Bank
Ethiopia’s finance ministry signed a $907 million financing agreement with the World Bank on Friday geared towards improving access to…
Thousands gather to wish Chad’s slain president “a deserved rest”
World
April 23, 2021
Thousands gather to wish Chad’s slain president “a deserved rest”
Thousands of people gathered at the main square in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Friday to pay their respects to the…
Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death
World
April 21, 2021
Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death
Rebel forces set their sights on Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby, threatening…