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March 15, 2023
Djibouti Defends NGO Expulsion

NAIROBI - Djibouti on Wednesday defended its decision to expel officials from the Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), accusing the advocacy group of lacking "neutrality" in its mission.
March 15, 2023
Niger Claims Jihadi Kills, Detentions

NIAMEY - Niger last week killed about 30 members of the Boko Haram group and detained 960 followers, most of them women and children, who had fled neighboring Nigeria, official sources said.
March 15, 2023
Gabon Ferry Sinking Toll Rises

LIBREVILLE - The death toll from a ferry disaster off the coast of Gabon last week has risen to 21 and the search continues for 16 people still missing, the public prosecutor said Tuesday.
March 15, 2023
Corporations Falling Short on Climate Mitigation: Report

PARIS - Global corporations are not adapting fast enough to safeguard the environment or their own businesses from global warming and looming climate regulations, according to a report released Wednesday.
March 14, 2023
Diplomacy Not Ending DRC Turmoil

KINSHASA - Another broken ceasefire, a UN call for talks nobody seems to want, and a new influx of foreign soldiers: despite a flurry of diplomatic efforts there appears little chance a fresh insurgency in eastern DRCCongo will stop any time soon.
March 14, 2023
US Drone, Russian Fighter Collide, Crash

BRUSSELS - A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, the US military said.
March 14, 2023
FIFA Sets 2026 World Cup Structure

KIGALI - The expanded 2026 men's World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams, a change from the original planned format of 16 groups of three, football's world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.
March 14, 2023
Meta Sacks Again!

WASHINGTON - Facebook owner Meta announced a fresh wave of job cuts on Tuesday, part of what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's "year of efficiency" as the US tech sector continues to downsize.
March 14, 2023
Ohio Zebra Attack!

WASHINGTON - A US man remained hospitalized Tuesday after he was attacked and severely injured by his own aggressive zebra, which was shot dead by police, officers in the state of Ohio said.
March 14, 2023
Tunis Sentences Two Killers

TUNIS - A Tunisian court has condemned to death two nationals of the North African country for a 2020 suicide attack that killed a policeman near the United States embassy, local media said Tuesday.
March 14, 2023
FIFA'S Infantino Awaits Unopposed Third Term

KIGALI - Gianni Infantino is set to be waved in for a third four-year term as FIFA president when world football's governing body holds its annual congress in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Thursday.
March 14, 2023
NGO Slams Djibouti Expulsion

PARIS - The Paris-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said Tuesday that Djibouti police had arrested and expelled one of its members on a fact-finding mission, and refused entry to another.
March 14, 2023
US Inflation Rose in February

WASHINGTON - US consumer inflation remained elevated in February, according to government data released Tuesday, adding pressure to the Federal Reserve as it balances its fight to lower prices with financial stability concerns.
March 14, 2023
'Control Rubber Bullets!': Amnesty

PARIS - Police use of rubber bullets and other projectiles against peaceful protesters has become increasingly routine worldwide, leading to many eye injuries and even deaths, Amnesty International warned on Tuesday.
March 14, 2023
Somali Suicide Attack Wounds Governor

MOGADISHU - At least five people were killed and 11 others, including a regional governor, wounded in a suicide attack on Tuesday in southern Somalia, a police commander told AFP.
March 14, 2023
Rwanda's 'Big Sports' Draws Flak

KIGALI - First, it was a multi-million dollar sponsorship of English Premier League club Arsenal in 2018, followed by a splashy deal to back French giants Paris Saint-Germain a year later. Now, a "famous" third club is on the cards for Rwanda, according to President Paul Kagame, who has spent a small fortune on sports investments that he says will burnish the international image and diversify the economy of the tiny central African country.
March 13, 2023
Rwanda Gets Mobile Vax Production

KIGALI - Six mobile vaccine production units by German pharma company BioNTech arrived in Rwanda on Monday, the first such shipments to Africa as the continent seeks to boost mRNA vaccine manufacturing.
March 13, 2023
Senegal Oppo Calls for Pro-Sonko Protests

DAKAR - Senegal's main opposition coalition called Monday for demonstrations ahead of a defamation trial Thursday for its firebrand leader Ousmane Sonko, who is widely expected to seek the presidency next year.
March 13, 2023
Biden Says Banks Are Safe

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden sought to reassure Americans over the country's banking system Monday as more US banks came under stress and European stocks tumbled on contagion worries.
March 13, 2023
Ivory Coast to Host 'World Environment Day'

ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast announced Monday that it will host this year's World Environment Day on June 5 on the theme of "solutions to plastic pollution."

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