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- Report: F-1 Visa Denial Rate Highest for African Students by [email protected] (Robin Guess) on 02/12/2023 at 08:01
International students who wish to study at a school in the United States must apply to the U.S. State Department for an F-1 visa, which allows them to live in the U.S. while studying. A July 2023 […]
- Golden Mole Presumed Extinct Found Again in South Africaby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 02/12/2023 at 07:56
Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a species of mole with an iridescent golden coat and the ability to almost "swim" through sand dunes after it hadn't been seen for more than 80 […]
- UN Security Council Lifts Arms Embargo on Somalia Governmentby [email protected] (Reuters) on 02/12/2023 at 00:38
The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia's government and its security forces, more than 30 years after an arms […]
- Chad’s Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leaveby [email protected] (Moki Edwin Kindzeka) on 01/12/2023 at 16:13
Chad's opposition and civil society groups are asking France to immediately withdraw troops who arrived in Chad after being ordered to depart neighboring Niger by that country’s military junta. […]
- Kenya Makes Strides Toward Goal of Eradicating HIV/AIDSby [email protected] (Juma Majanga) on 01/12/2023 at 14:46
Kenya has the seventh-highest number of people living with HIV on the continent, at 1.4 million, according to the National Syndemic Disease Control Council. The country has, however, made progress in […]
- Women Living with HIV Get Support in Mozambiqueby [email protected] (Amarilis Gule) on 01/12/2023 at 14:42
In Mozambique, one in four women between the ages of 35 and 39 live with the HIV virus, according to a 2021 national HIV assessment report. To combat the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS, a group […]
- Somalia Intensifies Sea Patrols Amid Fears of Piracy Resurgenceby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 01/12/2023 at 04:13
Somalia's maritime police force on Thursday intensified patrols in the Gulf of Aden following a failed pirate hijacking of a ship earlier this week. The commander of the maritime force in the […]
- Biden Hosts Angola’s Leader for Talks of Rail Corridor, Energy Securityby [email protected] (Anita Powell) on 01/12/2023 at 02:31
U.S. President Joe Biden hosted the president of oil-rich Angola for the first time Thursday, with the leaders focusing on a $1 billion, U.S.-funded rail development that aims to connect the oil-rich […]
- North Africa Braces for a Dangerously Dry Futureby [email protected] (Lisa Bryant) on 30/11/2023 at 21:37
At his farm on the outskirts of Tunis, Karim Daoud is taking steps to accommodate a climate-changed future. The cows now munching his hay are being phased out and replaced by more sustainable goats […]
- New Anti-HIV Injection Could Be Gamechanger for South Africaby [email protected] (Kate Bartlett) on 30/11/2023 at 18:49
There is potential good news this World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), with a new injection that prevents development of HIV showing excellent results in trials. There are still some obstacles to its further […]
- COP28: North Africa Braces for Dangerously Dry Futureby [email protected] (Lisa Bryant) on 30/11/2023 at 18:28
The heavy rains that triggered September's deadly floods in Libya are only one side of how climate change is impacting North Africa. The other is drought — an issue that will be on the table at […]
- Nigeria Boosts Military Spending, but Analysts Doubt It Will Improve Securityby [email protected] (Timothy Obiezu) on 30/11/2023 at 18:17
Nigerian authorities say national defense, internal security and economic stability are the top priorities in the 2024 budget that President Bola Tinubu delivered to lawmakers on Wednesday. […]
- German Court Sentences Gambian Death Squad Member to Life in Prisonby [email protected] (Agence France-Presse) on 30/11/2023 at 11:09
A German court on Thursday sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist. […]
- South African Company to Start Making Vaginal Rings That Protect Against HIVby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 30/11/2023 at 07:36
A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available. The Population Council announced […]
- UN: At Least 40 Civilians Killed by Al-Qaida-Linked Rebels in Burkina Faso Townby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 29/11/2023 at 15:01
At least 40 civilians were killed last weekend by al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to take control of a besieged town in Burkina Faso's hard-hit northern region, the United Nations' rights office said, […]
- EU Cancels Congo Election Observation Missionby [email protected] (Reuters) on 29/11/2023 at 14:47
The European Union has canceled its election observation mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo's Dec. 20 general elections, saying it would not be able to deploy people across the country for […]
- Elevator Plummets, Kills 11 in South Africa Platinum Mineby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 29/11/2023 at 10:38
An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine […]
- Former Somali Refugee Wins Prestigious UN Awardby [email protected] (Mohamed Olad Hassan) on 28/11/2023 at 22:35
A former child refugee from Somalia has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Abdullahi Mire, 36, was recognized for bringing 100,000 books to his […]
- Death Toll Rises to 120 in Kenya Floodsby [email protected] (VOA News) on 28/11/2023 at 21:47
At least 120 people have died, and the members of almost 90,000 households have been displaced by flooding in Kenya, officials there said Tuesday. Kenya, along with its neighbors, Somalia and […]
- Sudanese Women Describe Their Suffering Since War Broke Out in Aprilby [email protected] (Mariama Diallo) on 28/11/2023 at 20:31
Sudanese women of various backgrounds recently gathered in Nairobi to discuss the brutal war that has ravaged their country the past seven months. With no end in sight, they feel their voices have […]
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