Tag: Africa
Migrant surge on Spain-Morocco border brings more suffering
<p>FNIDEQ, Morocco — They are desperate teenagers and jobless men. They come from Morocco’s coastal towns, its mountainous east or even farther away —...
Palestinians claim victory as Gaza truce faces early test
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many...
Nigeria’s Chief of Army staff, 10 other die in plane crash
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigeria's Chief of Army staff Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers were killed Friday in a plane crash, the...
Burkina Faso’s unofficial truce with jihadis may be fraying
<p>DJIBO, Burkina Faso — When the jihadis started coming to the town in northern Burkina Faso just to buy food — and not kill...
Egypt, Sudan to hold joint drill amid Ethiopia Nile dispute
CAIRO — Egyptian military forces arrived in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum ahead of a joint drill amid mounting tensions with Ethiopia over a...
Hope, tension mark kickoff of Algerian election campaign
<p>ALGIERS, Algeria — Candidates hopeful of winning one of the 407 seats in the Algerian parliament kicked off campaigning this week for next month's...
Ethiopia charges 28 soldiers with killings in Tigray region
JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia’s military prosecutors have pressed charges against 28 soldiers suspected of killing civilians in the ongoing conflict in the northern Tigray region,...
Spain returns over 6,600 migrants to Morocco in border spat
<p>CEUTA, Spain — Over 6,600 of the more than 8,000 migrants who swam or jumped over border fences into one of Spain's North African...
Spain: Stream of migrants stops as Morocco beefs up security
<p>CEUTA, Spain — Authorities in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave at the center of a humanitarian crisis and a diplomatic dispute between Morocco and Spain,...
Ethiopia sets June 21 as new date for its delayed elections
JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on June 21, the country’s national electoral board announced Thursday, a vote that determines who...