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• March 22, 2023

  Somalia's President Commits to Universal Suffrage

  MOGADISHU — Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said the country would organize the next national elections by universal suffrage, a departure from an indirect voting system that has often triggered crises. 

• March 21, 2023

  Ethiopia Peace Shouldn't Derail War Crimes Probe: Panel

  GENEVA - The signing of a peace deal ending a brutal conflict in northern Ethiopia is no reason to stop probing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity there, UN-backed investigators said Tuesday.

• March 21, 2023

  Marburg Fingered in Tanzania Fatalities

  DAR ES SALAAM - A mysterious disease that killed five people in Tanzania has been identified as Marburg hemorrhagic fever, a cousin of Ebola, the health ministry said Tuesday.

• March 21, 2023

  Douala Digs For More Water

  DOUALA, CAMEROON - Dawn breaks in Cameroon's economic hub, the seething metropolis of Douala, and a crowd gathers at the water spigots by the Guinness brewery in the run-down district of Bassa. The hole is one of a huge number of privately-owned wells which dip into the water table in this region of four million people. But lack of regulation has led to chaos, raising questions as to whether the precious resource can be sustained or remain drinkable.

• March 21, 2023

  Ramadan Begins Thursday: Riyadh

  RIYADH - Saudi Arabia, home of the holiest shrines in Islam in Mecca and Medina, has announced that the fasting month of Ramadan will start on Thursday.

• March 21, 2023

  Video Shows US Police on Black Mental Patient

  WASHINGTON - Disturbing video footage released Tuesday shows the death of a 28-year-old Black man as he was being admitted to a US mental hospital, where he was forcibly restrained by as many as 10 police officers and hospital security guards.

• March 21, 2023

  Senegalese Opposition Leader Survives Alleged Assassination Attempt

  Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said that he survived an assassination attempt during his recent trial that sparked a deadly protest last week.   Sonko, a fierce opponent of President Macky Sall, has been receiving medical treatment since he was allegedly sprayed with an unknown "toxic product" and assaulted while authorities escorted him to a courthouse on March 16. "We sent samples of the product abroad that was on our clothes. We wanted to identify the product" he said, in a video posted on his Facebook page. 

• March 21, 2023

  TikTok Prepares US Congress Testimony

  WASHINGTON - TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said Tuesday that US user numbers had soared to 150 million - almost half the nation's total population - as he prepared to fight before the US Congress for the Chinese owned site's future.

• March 21, 2023

  Renewable Energy Made Record 2022 Gains

  PARIS - Renewable energy saw a record increase in 2022 with capacity up almost 10 percent globally, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said Tuesday, though warning it was not enough to limit climate change.

• March 21, 2023

  Chad Gives Life Sentences to 400+ Rebels

  N'DJAMENA - More than 400 rebels in Chad were handed life sentences on Tuesday following the death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed in 2021, a public prosecutor told AFP.

• March 21, 2023

  Tunisia Rejects EU 'Collapse' Claim

  TUNIS - Tunisia on Tuesday dismissed as "overblown" concerns of a looming economic or social collapse after the EU's top diplomat warned of a "very, very dangerous" situation in the North African country.

• March 21, 2023

  US Existing Home Sales Rebound

  WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes in the United States made their biggest monthly jump since 2020 in February, ending a year of declines according to industry data released on Tuesday.

• March 21, 2023

  Burkina Suffers Multiple Fatal Attacks

  OUAGADOUGOU - Five women, a man and five army volunteers have died in a series of attacks in eastern Burkina Faso over the last two days, local and security sources said Tuesday.

• March 21, 2023

  Insecurity, Bureaucracy Slow DRC Aid: UN

  GOMA - Rampant insecurity and bureaucratic hassles are hindering efforts to rush aid to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN's humanitarian agency said on Tuesday.

• March 21, 2023

  Violence Closed Burkina Schools: NGO

  OUAGADOUGOU - Nearly one in every four schools in Burkina Faso has had to close because of "rampant insecurity and violence," a Norwegian NGO said Tuesday, amid increasing jihadist attacks.

• March 21, 2023

  Uganda Votes on Anti-LGTBQ Bill

  KAMPALA - Uganda's parliament was due to vote Tuesday on anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations in a country where homosexuality is already illegal.

• March 21, 2023

  APC Takes Most Nigeria Governorships

  LAGOS - Nigeria's ruling party has won the majority of governorships contested in last weekend's elections, results showed Tuesday, following a ballot marred by violence, intimidation and vote buying.

• March 21, 2023

  Mbappe to Captain France Footballers

  CLAIREFONTAINE-EN-YVELINES, FRANCE - Kylian Mbappe will take over as captain of France after Hugo Lloris stepped down following the World Cup final defeat to Argentina, a source close to the team has told AFP.

• March 21, 2023

  Ethiopia, Eritrea Deny US 'War Crimes' Assertion

  UPDATED TO ADD ERITREA REJECTION OF U.S. ASSERTION: ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's government on Tuesday accused the United States of taking a "partisan" approach by alleging that its forces, and Eritrean troops, had committed war crimes during the two-year conflict in Tigray. Eritrea has also rejected the assertion.

• March 20, 2023

  Amazon Sacks Again!

  WASHINGTON - Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Monday he was cutting 9,000 more jobs from the online retail giant's workforce, following the 18,000 that were axed in January.

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