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June 09, 2023
Amnesty Calls for Independent Probe Into Senegal Violence

DAKAR — Amnesty International has called for an independent inquiry into last week's violence across Senegal, which it said had left 23 dead — higher than the official toll.
June 09, 2023
Sudan Boots UN Envoy

KHARTOUM — Sudan government authorities loyal to the regular army have declared U.N. envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata" (PNG), accusing him of taking sides in nearly two months of devastating fighting with rival paramilitaries.
June 09, 2023
Canterbury to Uganda Anglicans: Oppose Anti-LGTBQ Law

UPDATED WITH NEW REMARKS: LONDON — The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, Justin Welby, on Friday said he had expressed his "grief and dismay" to the Ugandan Church over its support for the country's anti-gay law, saying there was "no justification" for backing it.
June 09, 2023
Binance Crypto Halts US$ Deposits

WASHINGTON — Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said late Thursday it was halting U.S. dollar deposits and encouraged clients to withdraw their dollars by early next week, following charges leveled by the U.S. government.
June 09, 2023
South Sudan Refugee Camp 'Grim'

RENK, SOUTH SUDAN — Rosa Yusif Elias escaped Sudan on foot with her seven children over the border to her homeland, South Sudan to be safe. Instead they have been stranded for weeks in an isolated camp overwhelmed by the sudden arrival of tens of thousands of people fleeing the violence next door.
June 09, 2023
DRC's North Kivu Bloodied Again

BENI, DRC — Suspected Islamist militants hacked 12 people to death in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local officials said, in the latest attack in the troubled region.
June 08, 2023
Museveni on 'COVID-19 Leave'

KAMPALA — Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said Thursday that he was on "forced leave" after testing positive for the COVID -19 virus.
June 08, 2023
US Top Court Downs 'Racist' Alabama Voting District

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a congressional electoral map drawn in the southern state of Alabama discriminated against Black voters.
June 08, 2023
UN Involved in Resolving Libyan Elections

TRIPOLI — The United Nations said Thursday it would work towards helping Libya's rival factions agree on contested points preventing long-delayed presidential and legislative elections being held in the conflict-scarred nation.
June 08, 2023
Israeli Official Supports Morocco's Western Sahara Sovereignty

RABAT - The speaker of Israel's parliament, Amir Ohana, said Thursday his country "should move toward" recognizing Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara, during an official visit to the North African kingdom.
June 08, 2023
WHO: E. Guinea Marburg Emergency Over

LIBREVILLE - The U.N.'s health agency, the World Health Organization, on Thursday declared an end to a nearly four-month epidemic of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a cousin of Ebola, had caused 35 confirmed or suspected deaths.
June 08, 2023
EU Officials to Visit Tunisia

BRUSSELS - European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen will visit Tunisia with the prime ministers of Italy and the Netherlands for talks on economic and migration concerns, the E.U. said Thursday.
June 08, 2023
France Banking Giant Selling Africa Assets

PARIS - French banking giant Societe Generale announced Thursday agreements to sell its subsidiaries in Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania to two pan-African firms.
June 08, 2023
Messi to Miami!

BARCELONA - Football legend Lionel Messi, 35, announced Wednesday he will play for U.S. team Inter Miami in "Major League Soccer" after ending his two-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain.
June 08, 2023
US Trump Probe Progresses

WASHINGTON - U.S. media said Wednesday that federal prosecutors have told Donald Trump's lawyers that he is the target of a probe into his handling of classified documents after leaving the presidency, in a sign he might be indicted.
June 08, 2023
Khartoum Afire As Battles Rage

KHARTOUM — Sudanese army soldiers and opposing Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries fought for control of a military facility Thursday in Khartoum where a fire raged at an oil and gas facility, witnesses said.
June 08, 2023
Guinea's 'Internet Connectivity Problems' Blamed on Politics

DAKAR - A blackout that hit parts of the internet in the West African state of Guinea has fueled suspicions that the ruling junta pulled the plug to undermine a protest movement.
June 07, 2023
UN Official Urges 'Responsible' Peacekeepers Exit From DRC

KINSHASA — A top United Nations official said Wednesday, during a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, that peacekeepers should withdraw from the conflict-torn central African country "as quickly as possible," yet responsibly.
June 07, 2023
EU: May Ocean Temps Warmest Ever

PARIS - Global oceans were warmer last month than any other May in records stretching back to the 19th century, the European Union's climate monitoring unit reported Wednesday.
June 07, 2023
US Northeast Gagging on Canada's Wildfires

NEW YORK - An orange-tinged smog caused by Canada's wildfires shrouded New York on Wednesday, obscuring its famous skyscrapers and causing residents to don face masks, as cities along the U.S. East Coast issued air quality alerts.

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