Tag: Central Africa
US orders diplomats to leave Chad as rebels near capital
<p>WASHINGTON — The State Department on Saturday ordered non-essential diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Chad to leave the African nation due to potential...
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
Chadian president seeks 6th term after 30 years in power
N’DJAMENA, Chad — Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seeking to extend his three-decade long rule, running for a sixth time in this oil-producing...
Chadian president seeks 6th term after 30 years in power
<p>N’DJAMENA, Chad — Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seeking to extend his three-decade long rule, running for a sixth time in this oil-producing...
Sudan official: Death toll in Darfur clashes rises to 132
CAIRO — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s restive Darfur region has climbed to 132 as looting continued on Thursday, a local...
Sudan official: Death toll in Darfur clashes rises to 132
<p>CAIRO — The death toll from tribal violence in Sudan’s restive Darfur region has climbed to 132 as looting continued on Thursday, a local...
Egypt says latest round of talks over Ethiopia dam fail
<p>CAIRO — Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the latest round of talks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project failed to make progress after Addis Abba...
UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing...
Egypt says latest round of talks over Ethiopia dam fail
CAIRO — Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the latest round of talks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project failed to make progress after Addis Abba...