Tag: Africa
South Africa’s Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies, aged 72
JOHANNESBURG —
King Goodwill Zwelithini, the traditional leader of South...
Kenyan runner convicted of doping offense in criminal court
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — A female runner became the first athlete in Kenya to be convicted of a doping offense in a criminal court on...
Billionaire Motsepe elected president of African soccer
RABAT, Morocco — South African mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe was elected president of the African soccer confederation on Friday without the need for a...
Tanzanian PM rejects claims COVID-denying leader is unwell
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is well, the country’s prime minister said Friday, rejecting opposition claims that the COVID-denying president, who's been...
Turkey signals warming ties with Egypt after long freeze
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Egypt have started holding diplomatic talks, top Turkish officials said Friday, in a sign of warming ties between the...
UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak
GENEVA — A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it...
Kenyan police believe man who shot 2 dead was an extremist
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's head of criminal investigations said Friday that police now believe that a man who grabbed a gun from a police...
Kenyan runner convicted of doping offense in criminal court
NAIROBI, Kenya — A female runner became the first athlete in Kenya to be convicted of a doping offense in a criminal court on...
Tanzanian PM rejects claims COVID-denying leader is unwell
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is well, the country’s prime minister said Friday, rejecting opposition claims that the COVID-denying president, who's been...
South African official pledges to fund university students
JOHANNESBURG — In an effort to quell violent protests at universities, South Africa's education minister has vowed to make more money available to enable...