Tag: Africa
Africans rethink big, bountiful weddings as pandemic bites
KAMPALA, Uganda — The moment of truth for Ivan Arinaitwe came when he had to choose among many relatives and friends whom to invite...
Tanzania cops arrest man for reporting that president is ill
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian police have arrested a man for circulating posts saying that President John Magufuli is in ill health.
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Tanzania cops arrest man for reporting that president is ill
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian police have arrested a man for circulating posts saying that President John Magufuli is in ill health.</p>
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Ethiopia denies ‘ethnic cleansing,’ is open to outside probe
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ethiopian government is disputing charges of ethnic cleansing in the Tigray conflict, calling allegations by the United States “unfounded."
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Tunisia starts vaccination campaign with Sputnik V shots
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia launched its vaccination campaign on Saturday, four days after receiving the first 30,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines....
Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus
Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle with the coronavirus and...
Bogaerts spring debut after shoulder woe, Tatis HR in return
<p>The Boston Red Sox have plenty of questions heading into the season, and shortstop Xander Bogaerts doesn’t want to be one of them.</p>
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UN urges foreign troops and mercenaries to leave Libya
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Friday urged countries with troops and mercenaries in Libya to withdraw them “without delay” as demanded...
UN urges Somalia to organize elections without delay
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council urged Somalia’s government on Friday to organize elections “without delay” in a resolution that stressed the pressing...
Ethiopia denies ‘ethnic cleansing,’ is open to outside probe
<p>KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ethiopian government is disputing charges of ethnic cleansing in the Tigray conflict, calling allegations by the United States “unfounded." </p>
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