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February 08, 2023
Beijing Gets Washington's Warning

President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday he would not hesitate to defend US interests against China after he ordered the downing of a suspected surveillance balloon but, delivering his State of the Union address, kept the door open to cooperation.
February 08, 2023
Accused Kenya LGTBQ Killer Says "Not Guilty"

A Kenyan man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the murder of a prominent LGBTQ campaigner whose brutal death led to calls for justice from rights groups at home and abroad.
February 08, 2023
Many Kids Lack Clean Water - UN

One in three children worldwide does not have access to clean drinking water while at school, impacting their health and ability to learn, the United Nations said Wednesday.
February 07, 2023
DRC Displays Troops to Skeptical Goma

DRC soldiers marched in the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, in a bid to reassure locals unsettled at perceived inaction against M23 rebels.
February 07, 2023
Russia Offers Military Support to West African Nations Battling Jihadists

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Russia will provide military assistance to West African nations in Sahel in their fight against jihadist armed groups. “This concerns Guinea, Burkina Faso and Chad and the Sahel region generally and even the coastal states on the Gulf of Guinea,” said Lavrov during a visit to Mali. This announcement sparked concerns among Western governments due to the presence of Russian private military contractor Wagner in Mali and its association with the Russian army's activities in Ukraine.
February 07, 2023
Fighting Pollution Suppresses "Superbugs" - UN

Containing and cleaning up environmental pollution, especially in waterways, is crucial to controlling increasingly bullet-proof superbugs which could kill tens of millions by mid-century, a new UN report said Tuesday.
February 07, 2023
US Trade Gap Grows

The US trade gap widened to a record in 2022, though expanding less than expected in December, government data said Tuesday, capping off the year on robust imports and strong spending.
February 07, 2023
UN Official Calls for Somaliland Death Probe

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called for an investigation into clashes between security forces and clan members in the self-declared Somaliland republic.
February 07, 2023
Eight EU Nations Want Tighter Borders

Eight EU nations called on Brussels to significantly toughen the bloc's borders to "prevent another large-scale migration crisis," according to a letter seen by AFP ahead of a key summit.
February 07, 2023
"Big Oil" Belongs in Climate Fight - COP28 Chief

The energy industry must play a role in the campaign to tackle global warming, the president of this year's UN climate talks said on Tuesday, denying any "conflict of interest" despite his being the chief of a huge oil producer.
February 07, 2023
More Jail for Morocco Migrants

A Moroccan appeals court has increased the prison sentences of eight migrants over a deadly attempted crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, their lawyer said Tuesday.
February 07, 2023
DRC M23 Massacre Toll Now Over 171

M23 rebels killed at least 171 civilians during a massacre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in November, the United Nations said Tuesday, revising an earlier reported toll of 131.
February 07, 2023
Turkey-Syria Quake Deaths Above 6,200

UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW DEATH TOLL: The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 6,200 on Tuesday, official data showed, with rescue workers still searching in frigid weather for any more trapped survivors .
February 07, 2023
Jailed Congo Republic General Now Free

A general once close to Republic of Congo's veteran hardline president Denis Sassou Nguesso has left jail after serving a five-year term for an alleged assassination plot, his family said.
February 07, 2023
UNESCO Moves to Aid Quake Sites

The UN's cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it was ready to provide assistance after two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkey sustained damage in the devastating earthquake.
February 06, 2023
Kenya Teachers Get Bail After Forcing Student Simulated Sex

Six Kenyan teachers accused of forcing primary school pupils to simulate sex as a punishment were released on bail on Monday after pleading not guilty to the crime, their lawyer said.
February 06, 2023
UK Organ Harvesting Trial Begins for Nigerian Official.

Nigeria's former deputy senate president, his wife and daughter went on trial in a London court on Monday for allegedly plotting to harvest a street trader's kidney.
February 06, 2023
Wagner Boss Goads Zelenskyy For a Fight

The head of Russia's mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Monday said he was on a fighter jet that had bombed Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. He also called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to join a fight in the skies over Bakhmut, saying he will board a Mig-29 fighter jet the next day.
February 06, 2023
DRC Protests EAC "Inaction"

Thousands of people demonstrated Monday in Goma, the commercial hub in eastern DRC, to protest the perceived inaction of an East African military force against the M23 rebel insurgency, according to an AFP reporter in the city.
February 06, 2023
S. Africa Rhino Poaching Falls, but Spreads

Rhino poaching in South Africa fell just slightly last year as increased patrols in national parks forced more hunters seeking horns to target provincial parks and private reserves, the government said Monday.

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