Tag: Africa
Mourners hold protester funerals in Chad’s tense capital
<p>N'DJAMENA, Chad — Hundreds of chanting mourners carrying Chadian flags gathered Saturday to bury some victims who shot dead this week during demonstrations against...
Somali lawmakers reverse president’s extended stay in power
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The controversial two-year term extension for Somalia’s president evaporated on Saturday after intense public pressure as the lower house of parliament...
Samooja, Von Dellingshausen lead Tenerife into final round
TENERIFE, Spain — Kalle Samooja carded a 5-under 66 to pull level with overnight leader Nicolai von Dellingshausen and send both into the final...
Mourners hold protester funerals in Chad’s tense capital
N'DJAMENA, Chad — Hundreds of chanting mourners carrying Chadian flags gathered Saturday to bury some victims who shot dead this week during demonstrations against...
‘The Captain’ challenges impoverished youth to love France
<p>PIERREFITTE-SUR-SEINE, France — The man they call “the Captain” runs a tight ship, reaching into his years of military service to inculcate confidence, courage...
Hundreds arrested after anti-government protests in Chad
N'DJAMENA, Chad — More than 700 people have been arrested in Chad following this week's demonstrations against the new military government led by the...
UN focuses on demand to repatriate foreign fighters in Libya
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council held an informal meeting Thursday focusing on the repatriation of more than 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries...
UN focuses on demand to repatriate foreign fighters in Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council held an informal meeting Thursday focusing on the repatriation of more than 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries...
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
<p>SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...