Tag: East Africa
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops are pulling out of Tigray
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ethiopian authorities say Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray, where they have been fighting on the side of Ethiopian forces...
EXPLAINER: Who are the rebels in northern Mozambique?
<p>JOHANNESBURG — With more than a week of fierce fighting including beheaded bodies in the streets, the battle for the northern Mozambique town of...
Visiting Uganda, R&B star Akon seeks business opportunities
<p>KAMPALA, Uganda — American R&B singer Akon is visiting Uganda Friday in search of investment opportunities that would extend his business footprint in Africa,...
EXPLAINER: Who are the rebels in northern Mozambique?
JOHANNESBURG — With more than a week of fierce fighting including beheaded bodies in the streets, the battle for the northern Mozambique town of...
Visiting Uganda, R&B star Akon seeks business opportunities
KAMPALA, Uganda — American R&B singer Akon is visiting Uganda Friday in search of investment opportunities that would extend his business footprint in Africa,...
UN urges Somali leaders to break impasse delaying elections
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Somalia’s leaders Wednesday to meet “at the earliest opportunity” to break the impasse delaying the...
UN urges Somali leaders to break impasse delaying elections
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Somalia’s leaders Wednesday to meet “at the earliest opportunity” to break the impasse delaying the...
Trash scavengers who help keep cities clean plea for vaccine
NEW DELHI — The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of the landfill outside New Delhi....
World leaders call for international pandemic treaty
LONDON — More than 20 heads of government and global agencies on Tuesday called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say...
Tanzania: 45 people died stampede to see ex-president’s body
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian police have said 45 people died in a stampede last week during a public viewing of the body of the...