Tag: West Africa
Death toll rises after Burkina Faso village attack
GAO, Mali — The death toll from the deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years has risen to at least 132 people and countless...
Popular Nigerian televangelist T.B. Joshua dies at 57
LAGOS, Nigeria — One of Africa’s most popular televangelists, Temitope Balogun Joshua, known as T.B. Joshua, has died, according to his church. He was...
Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect
LAGOS, Nigeria — Millions of Nigerians were unable to access Twitter Saturday after the government enforced an indefinite suspension of the microblogging platform’s operations...
Nigeria suspends Twitter over president’s deleted tweet
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s government said Friday it was suspending Twitter indefinitely in Africa’s most populous nation, a day after the company deleted a...
Asylum-seekers help produce Italy’s famous Brunello wine
CASALE DEL BOSCO, Italy — Summer is arriving in Italy's wine country in Tuscany, and the leaves on the vines shimmer in gold and...
African Union suspends Mali after coup, threatens sanctions
DAKAR, Senegal — The African Union has suspended Mali and is threatening sanctions after the junta leader grabbed back control of the government last...
Western Sahara independence chief leaves Spain for Algeria
MADRID — The leader of a movement seeking independence from Morocco who is at the center of a diplomatic row between Rabat and Madrid...
David Diop wins International Booker Prize with WWI story
LONDON — A harrowing but poetic tale of comradeship, colonialism and the horrors of war won the International Booker Prize for fiction on Wednesday.
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Iran and CAR lose voting rights in UN General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS — Iran and the Central African Republic are in arrears on paying their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and will...
Western Sahara independence chief testifies in Spanish court
MADRID — The leader of a movement seeking independence from Morocco testified Tuesday in a Spanish investigation into allegations against him of torture, genocide...