BERLIN, GERMANY — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Berlin, where the two men discussed plans to work together to ensure Ukrainian food exports reach consumers in Africa and Asia.The two …
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Egypt’s Journalists Up Againsts ‘Comprehensive Repression Machine’
WASHINGTON — Egyptian authorities in recent weeks have released several journalists, including Mohamed Salah and Abdo Fayed among others. Salah had been detained without trial since November 2019, while Fayed was jailed for nearly two years.But at leas…
Read MoreReligious Beliefs, Terrain Hampering Measles Immunization Program in Zimbabwe
MUTASA, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe’s government says religious beliefs, topography and school closures are hampering efforts to contain a measles outbreak which has claimed at least 20 lives and infected hundreds of other people in the eastern part of the cou…
Read MoreEgypt to Privatize Key State Companies as Inflation Surges
CAIRO — Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced Sunday a string of planned privatizations of state-owned companies, as Cairo grapples with an economic crisis and inflation at almost 15%.Following years of accusations of state companies crowd…
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