Africa

Report on Tigray: 350,000 face famine, 2 million a step away

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UNITED NATIONS — A report issued Thursday warns that over 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray province are facing famine and over 2 million are...

ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur suspects

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UNITED NATIONS — Fatou Bensouda briefed the U.N. Security Council for the last time as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday,...

Biden to lay out vax donations, urge world leaders to join

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MAWGAN PORTH, England — One year ago, the U.S. was the deadliest hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the cancellation of the Group of...

‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. ...

Billionaire donor slams vaccine hoarding at Africa’s expense

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KAMPALA, Uganda — Billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim is sharply criticizing the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines by wealthy nations, urging the international community to “walk...

IS-linked group says Boko Haram leader in Nigeria is dead

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The leader of Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, according to a jihadi organization linked to the...

Thousands return home in east Congo after volcano eruption

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GOMA, Congo — Thousands of people are returning to Goma and a surrounding region in eastern Congo hoping to find their homes still intact...

Sudan, Egypt renew calls for int’l role in Ethiopia dispute

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CAIRO — Sudan and Egypt renewed calls Wednesday for the international community to help in resolving their decade-long dispute with Ethiopia over a giant...

US hopes for more Abraham deals in embrace of a Trump policy

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The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel and working to...

Foundation to spend $1.3B to vaccinate Africans for COVID

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One of the world's largest foundations will spend $1.3 billion over the next three years to acquire and deliver COVID-19 vaccines for more than...