Tag: Africa
Italy orders trial for 4 Egyptians accused in student death
ROME — A Rome judge on Tuesday ordered four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces to stand trial for the abduction, torture and killing...
Key events in Mali that led to a coup and rule by junta
DAKAR, Senegal — A timeline of key events in Mali that led to another power grab in the troubled West African nation.
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Zimbabwe unveils statue honoring anti-colonialist heroine
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday vowed to ensure the repatriation of the skull of a 19th-century anti-colonialist heroine who was hanged for...
NBA announces formation of NBA Africa, eyes further growth
NEW YORK — The NBA announced Monday that it has formed NBA Africa, which will oversee all league business on the continent, including the...
Spain offers to speak for Morocco at EU amid migration spat
MADRID — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday that Spain is an ally of Morocco, and Madrid will defend both countries' common interests at...
World Bank allocates $2 billion to fund projects in Sudan
CAIRO — The World Bank said Monday it has allocated $2 billion to cash-stripped Sudan as the transitional government has struggled to address the...
US restricting visas, taking other action over Tigray crisis
WASHINGTON — The United States has begun restricting visas for people undermining efforts to resolve the deadly fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, saying it...
Residents search for dead killed by Congo’s volcano eruption
KINSHASA, Congo — Residents searched for missing loved ones amid their destroyed homes on the outskirts of Congo’s eastern city of Goma Monday, where...
Congo volcano’s lava flows short of regional capital
GOMA, Congo — Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of...
No court decision on Suez Canal’s claim over massive vessel
CAIRO — An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday said it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority’s demands to uphold financial claims...