Africa

UN Security Council: ‘Deep concern’ about Ethiopia’s Tigray

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council expressed concern Thursday about humanitarian conditions and human rights in Ethiopia's Tigray region, marking the council's first...

Malnutrition rising in Mozambique amid extremist insurgency

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<p>JOHANNESBURG &mdash; Mozambique's humanitarian crisis from the extremist insurgency in the country's north is rapidly spiraling, with more than 950,000 people in urgent need...

Algerian professor gets 3-year jail term for offending Islam

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<p>ALGIERS, Algeria &mdash; An Algerian court on Thursday convicted a high-profile university professor specializing in Islam of offending the Muslim religion, and sentenced him...

UN Security Council: ‘Deep concern’ about Ethiopia’s Tigray

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<p>UNITED NATIONS &mdash; The U.N. Security Council expressed concern Thursday about humanitarian conditions and human rights in Ethiopia's Tigray region, marking the council's first...

Chadian opposition decries Deby’s son as interim leader

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N'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad’s political opposition is saying the country suffered a “coup d'etat” when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that...

UN concerned over halt of oil production in eastern Libya

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CAIRO — The United Nations voiced concern Thursday over the recent halt of oil production at a Libyan eastern terminal and more imminent shutdowns...

Malnutrition rising in Mozambique amid extremist insurgency

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JOHANNESBURG — Mozambique's humanitarian crisis from the extremist insurgency in the country's north is rapidly spiraling, with more than 950,000 people in urgent need...

Chadian opposition decries Deby’s son as interim leader

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<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad &mdash; Chad’s political opposition is saying the country suffered a “coup d'etat” when power was handed to Mahamat Idriss Deby, arguing that...

Report: Mideast countries top 2020 global executioners list

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the Middle East remained among the...

Chad rebels threaten to depose slain president’s son

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N'DJAMENA, Chad — Rebels in Chad threatened to depose the son of the country's slain president after he was named interim leader of the...