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- Nigeria's Buhari Defends Election Outcome, Economic Record by [email protected] (Reuters) on 28/05/2023 at 11:07
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday defended his record on the economy and the outcome of a disputed presidential election, saying he was leaving a legacy of credible and fair votes, a day […]
- Poachers Pluck South Africa's 'Succulent' Plants for Chinese Marketby [email protected] (Kate Bartlett) on 28/05/2023 at 11:06
South African customs officials recently became suspicious when they noticed that shipments of "Made in China" children's toys were being sent, oddly, back to China. On closer inspection, the […]
- Succulents: South Africa's New Plant Poaching Pandemicby [email protected] (Kate Bartlett) on 28/05/2023 at 11:03
Along with the poaching of elephants for their ivory and rhinos for their horns, wildlife officials in South Africa are dealing with a new problem -- the trafficking of succulents, plants that […]
- US, Saudi Arabia Call for Extended Cease-Fire in Sudanby [email protected] (Reuters) on 28/05/2023 at 10:56
Saudi Arabia and the United States called on Sunday for the extension of a cease-fire deal that has brought some let-up in a six-week war between military factions but little humanitarian relief for […]
- US Conducts Air Strike on Al-Shabab in Somaliaby [email protected] (VOA News) on 28/05/2023 at 05:43
The United States conducted an airstrike on al-Shabab militants Friday in Somalia, according to U.S. Africa Command. The strike destroyed weapons and equipment "unlawfully taken by al-Shabab […]
- Somali Leaders Reach Landmark Political Agreementby [email protected] (Harun Maruf) on 28/05/2023 at 04:45
Somalia's political leaders have agreed to reshape the country's political system after four days of meetings in the capital, Mogadishu. In a communique issued early Sunday, the National […]
- Truce Reduces Fighting in Sudan, but Little Relief for Humanitarian Crisisby [email protected] (Reuters) on 27/05/2023 at 21:38
Khartoum was calmer on Saturday as a seven-day cease-fire appeared to reduce fighting between two rival military factions although it has not yet provided the promised humanitarian relief to millions […]
- Sudanese Army Chief Seeks UN Envoy's Dismissal, Says He Stoked Conflicton 27/05/2023 at 20:21
Sudan's army chief, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has accused U.N. special envoy Volker Perthes of stoking a brutal conflict with paramilitaries, the latest in a series of apparent moves to bolster […]
- Botswana President Launches Another Attack Against De Beers by [email protected] (Mqondisi Dube) on 27/05/2023 at 06:49
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has again criticized a 54-year-old partnership with world-leading diamond producer De Beers, saying his country will not back down on demands for an improved […]
- UN Weekly Roundup: May 20-26, 2023by [email protected] (Margaret Besheer) on 26/05/2023 at 22:00
Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Seven-day cease-fire in Sudan The United Nations […]
- Russia Offers Military Support to Somaliaby [email protected] (Mohamed Olad Hassan) on 26/05/2023 at 20:09
Somali diplomats said Friday that Russia had offered to help support Somalia’s armed forces in their battle against the al-Shabab terrorist group. The diplomats, who asked for anonymity because […]
- Mass Pardon in Zimbabwe Frees Convicted Rapists, Stirs Uproar by [email protected] (Columbus Mavhunga) on 26/05/2023 at 19:30
Rights groups in Zimbabwe are up in arms after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government ignored details of its own clemency order and paroled thousands of prisoners, including dangerous convicted […]
- Cameroon Separatists Free More Than 30 Abducted Womenby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 26/05/2023 at 19:07
More than 30 women abducted by separatist rebels for protesting illegal taxes imposed on them have been released, the Cameroon government said Friday. The women were taken earlier this month from […]
- Rwanda Suspect Denies Killings but 'Sorry' Over Genocideby [email protected] (Reuters) on 26/05/2023 at 16:55
One of the Rwanda genocide's most wanted remaining suspects, accused of ordering the deaths of 2,000 people hiding in a church, denied any involvement but said Friday that he was "sorry" for the 1994 […]
- Al-Shabab Storms AU Peacekeeper Base in Southern Somaliaby [email protected] (Harun Maruf) on 26/05/2023 at 10:13
Officials in Somalia say Al-Shabab militants early Friday stormed a military base manned by African Union forces from Uganda, multiple sources said. The dawn attack took place in Bulo Marer, an […]
- In Sudan's Capital, Residents Risk Death in Search of Waterby [email protected] (Agence France-Presse) on 26/05/2023 at 09:17
Fighting in Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of Khartoum residents without running water, with some forced to risk their lives and seek it out during brief lulls in violence. After nearly six […]
- Sudan Army Calls on Ex-Soldiers to Re-Enlist; Sporadic Fighting Persistsby [email protected] (Reuters) on 26/05/2023 at 08:53
Sudan's army called on Friday for reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist amid a deadly conflict with a rival paramilitary and asked the United Nations to change its envoy to the country. The […]
- Somalia Holds 'Historic' Regional Electionsby [email protected] (Mohamed Olad Hassan) on 26/05/2023 at 07:50
Residents in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland cast votes in local elections on Thursday, despite an opposition boycott that led to security incidents in the days before the polls. A VOA […]
- Destroyed Hospitals, Looted Medical Stores Compound Sudan's Need for Medical Aidby [email protected] (Henry Wilkins) on 25/05/2023 at 22:30
The fighting in Sudan has destroyed hospitals and medical care in the country, and patients who fled the conflict are desperate for treatment. In the absence of medical aid, a Sudanese pharmacist who […]
- US Imposes Sanctions on Head of Wagner Group in Maliby [email protected] (Reuters) on 25/05/2023 at 21:01
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on the head of the Wagner Group in Mali, accusing the Russian private army of trying to obscure its efforts to acquire military equipment for use in […]
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