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- US Holds Out Hope for Partnership with Nigerby [email protected] (Jeff Seldin) on 18/03/2024 at 22:31
Pentagon — The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country’s ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for […]
- Regional Analysts Concerned Over Niger's Future Military Cooperation With USby [email protected] (Timothy Obiezu) on 18/03/2024 at 20:38
abuja, nigeria — Analysts in West Africa are raising concerns about U.S. military operations across the Sahel after Niger ended military cooperation with the United States on Saturday. The U.S has […]
- Gunmen Kidnap Over 100 People in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Local Officials Sayby [email protected] (VOA News) on 18/03/2024 at 20:27
- Pentagon: US Warned Niger About Russia, Iran Ties Before Junta Revoked Accordby [email protected] (Reuters) on 18/03/2024 at 19:38
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials traveled to Niger last week to express concerns about the country's potential development of ties to Russia and Iran before the ruling junta Saturday revoked an accord […]
- Gambian Lawmakers to Vote on Bill to Repeal FGM Banby [email protected] (VOA News) on 18/03/2024 at 16:39
- Chad Expects Some 20 Candidates to Compete With Military Ruler in Electionsby [email protected] (Moki Edwin Kindzeka) on 18/03/2024 at 16:02
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Officials in Chad say close to 20 candidates will be challenging military ruler General Mahamat Idriss Deby in Chad’s May 6 presidential election. The final list of […]
- Eswatini Moves to Revise Century-Old Colonial Law to Legalize Medical Cannabisby [email protected] (Nokukhanya Musi) on 18/03/2024 at 15:39
Manzini — Eswatini is joining many of its African neighbors in legalizing cannabis for medical purposes, revising a colonial drug law dating back a century. Eswatini’s government, led by […]
- WHO: World Ignores Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation in Sudanby [email protected] (Lisa Schlein) on 17/03/2024 at 16:51
Geneva — April marks the one-year anniversary of the war in Sudan, sparked by a power struggle between two rival generals. Aid organizations say the war is having catastrophic consequences for the […]
- US Military Operations Across Sahel at Risk After Niger Ends Cooperation by [email protected] (Associated Press) on 17/03/2024 at 16:08
DAKAR, Senegal — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger's junta said it was ending its yearslong military […]
- European Union Announces $8 Billion Package of Aid for Egyptby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 17/03/2024 at 13:08
Cairo — The European Union on Sunday announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts and chaos in neighboring countries could drive […]
- South Sudan Shutters All Schools as It Prepares for Extreme Heat Wave by [email protected] (Associated Press) on 17/03/2024 at 12:39
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan's government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks. The health and […]
- Extermination Planned for Island Mice Breeding Out of Control, Eating Birdsby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 17/03/2024 at 04:45
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and […]
- Niger Revokes Military Accord With US, Junta Spokesperson Saysby [email protected] (Reuters) on 16/03/2024 at 22:26
Niamey, Niger — Niger's ruling military junta has revoked a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defense on its soil, junta spokesperson […]
- Indian Navy Frees Cargo Ship From Somali Pirates After Shootoutby [email protected] (Mohamed Olad Hassan) on 16/03/2024 at 21:38
Washington — The Indian navy has freed the hijacked MV Ruen cargo ship in Somalia's Puntland region Saturday after a 24-hour standoff and shootout, and it has detained 35 pirates, according to […]
- Number of Chinese Workers in Africa Drops Substantiallyby [email protected] (Kate Bartlett) on 16/03/2024 at 09:06
Johannesburg, South Africa — The number of Chinese workers across Africa has hit its lowest level in more than a decade, new data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics show. From a record […]
- UN Says 5 Million at Risk of Starvation in Sudanby [email protected] (Agence France-Presse) on 16/03/2024 at 01:16
United Nations — The United Nations appealed Friday for Sudan's battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off looming catastrophic hunger. About 5 million Sudanese could […]
- Kenyan Doctors Strike; Patients Left Unattended or Turned Awayby [email protected] (Associated Press) on 15/03/2024 at 16:32
NAIROBI, Kenya — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike Thursday, accusing the government of failing to implement a raft of promises from a collective bargaining agreement […]
- Namibia to Begin HPV Vaccine Rollout in Aprilby [email protected] (Vitalio Angula) on 15/03/2024 at 15:49
Windhoek, Namibia — A top Namibian health official tells VOA the southern Africa country is set to begin distribution of the HPV vaccine to adolescent girls in April as a preventative measure in […]
- VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, March 9-16by [email protected] (Aline Barros) on 15/03/2024 at 14:49
- 3 Soldiers, 5 Militants Killed in Al-Shabab Attack on Mogadishu Hotelby [email protected] (Mohamed Olad Hassan) on 15/03/2024 at 11:53
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