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February 23, 2023
OSCE Holds Contentious Meeting

A meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe began on Thursday in Vienna with protests over the attendance of sanctioned Russian parliamentarians.
February 23, 2023
Macron Plans Africa Tour

French President Emmanuel Macron will next week undertake a four-nation tour of central African countries, the presidency said Thursday, as Paris seeks to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.
February 23, 2023
European Commission Devices: No TikTok

The European Commission has banned TikTok on official devices used by staff amid concerns over data protection, a spokesperson told AFP on Thursday.
February 23, 2023
96 Dead in Somaliland Clashes

At least 96 people have been killed in 17 days of clashes between security forces and clan members in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, a hospital director said Thursday.
February 23, 2023
Horn of Africa Approaches Sixth Failed Rainy Season

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development Climate Prediction and Application Center (ICPAC) Wednesday said the drought in the Horn of Africa looks certain to persist with a sixth consecutive failed rainy season.
February 23, 2023
'One Woman Dies Every Two Minutes Giving Birth': UN

The United Nations Thursday released a report that documents a woman dies every two minutes due to childbirths complications, despite maternal mortality rates dropping by a third in two decades.
February 22, 2023
UN Calls for Cutting Poor Nations' Debt

The UN Development Program proposed on Wednesday reducing the debt of 52 low and middle-income countries, two days before G20 finance ministers meet in India.
February 22, 2023
Paris Demonstrations Against Uganda - Tanzania Pipeline

About 30 young campaigners from the Stop Total collective demonstrated in front of the French offices of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Britain's Standard Chartered, two banks linked to a proposed oil pipeline between Uganda and Tanzania.
February 22, 2023
Rwanda Oppo's Kayumba Acquitted

A Rwandan court on Wednesday freed a university professor and well-known opposition figure who had been detained for 17 months for alleged rape.
February 22, 2023
Google Claims Computing 'Milestone'

Google scientists said Wednesday they have passed a major milestone in their quest to develop effective quantum computing, with a new study showing they reduced the rate of errors -- long an obstacle for the much-hyped technology.
February 22, 2023
Somalia Deaths Highest Since 2017: UN

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that 2022 was the deadliest year for civilians in Somalia since 2017, largely because of an increase in mass-casualty attacks by the Al-Shabab jihadist group.
February 22, 2023
305 Nobel Peace Prize Nominees for 2023

The nominations - fewer than the record 376 registered in 2016 - comprise 212 individuals and 93 organizations, the Oslo-based institute said on its website. In line with Nobel statutes, the identity of the nominated candidates is kept confidential for 50 years.
February 22, 2023
Kenya to Probe Tea 'Sex Abuse' Claims

Kenyan prosecutors on Wednesday said they will investigate accusations of sexual abuse on tea estates that supply some of Britain's most popular brands.
February 22, 2023
Tunisia Case Against Media Chief 'Politics': Defense

Lawyers for Noureddine Boutar, the arrested head of a private Tunisian radio station, said Wednesday he was facing money laundering charges in what they called a "political" case.
February 22, 2023
S. Africa OKs Tax Breaks for 'Green Energy'

South Africa unveiled Wednesday new tax incentives to encourage investment in the production of clean energy to help the country battle an energy crisis that has sparked worsening blackouts.
February 22, 2023
'Ukraine Historically Russia's': Putin

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia was fighting for its "historical" lands in Ukraine, speaking at a state-organized patriotic rally in Moscow in support of the Ukraine offensive.
February 22, 2023
Wagner Demands Ammo From Moscow

The head of the "Wagner Group" mercenary outfit, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Wednesday urged Russians to pressure the country's regular army into sharing ammunition with his fighters in Ukraine.
February 22, 2023
PlayStation Gets New VR Headset

Consumer tech giant Sony is launching a virtual reality (VR) headset for its PlayStation on Wednesday, six and a half years after its last attempt to crack a market that is still struggling to gain a widespread public following.
February 22, 2023
UN Convenes Paris Disinformation Summit

UPDATED TO INCLUDE UNESCO DIRECTOR, RESA COMMENTS: The U.N.'s cultural fund, UNESCO, said hundreds of officials, tech firm representatives, academics and members of civil society were attending the two-day meeting on how to battle online disinformation and hate speech without endangering human rights.
February 22, 2023
Saied Slammed by NGO for 'Racist' Speech

A prominent rights group accused Tunisian President Kais Saied of "racism and hate speech" on Wednesday after he vowed to crack down on sub-Saharan African migrants.

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