2 Migrants Dead, More Than 100 Rescued Off Tunisian Coast
TUNIS, TUNISIA – The bodies of two migrants have been recovered from the Mediterranean Sea and another 20 remain missing a day after two Europe-bound boats foundered off the coast of Tunisia, officials said Wednesday.Tunisian naval units rescued a tota…
Read MoreFrance Halts Joint Military Operations with Mali Over Coup
PARIS – France said Thursday it would suspend joint military operations with Malian forces after the West African country’s second coup in nine months, adding to international pressure for the military junta to return civilians to positions of power.Th…
Read MoreRecognized in 2020, Somalia’s Cycling Federation Faces Challenges
MOGADISHU – Bicycling enthusiasts around the globe are celebrating World Bicycle Day Thursday, including in Somalia, a Horn of Africa nation still struggling for stability after years of conflict. Somalia’s cycling federation was just recognized last y…
Read MoreCameroon Clears Illegal Miners from Border Village after Landslide Kills 27
KAMBELE, EASTERN CAMEROON – Cameroonian authorities say they are deporting more than 1,000 illegal gold miners on the country’s eastern border with the Central African Republic after 27 miners died in May due to landslides. Those being expelled incl…
Read MoreTwitter Deletes Nigerian President’s Tweet Invoking Civil War
Twitter deleted a post by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday invoking the country’s civil war. In a series of tweets sent out earlier Wednesday, Buhari, who served in the army during the 1967-1970 civil war, said that regional secessionists …
Read MoreZimbabweans Protest COVID-19 Vaccine Shortages
HARARE – Hundreds of Zimbabweans protested Wednesday about a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines as the country awaits more doses from China. The government wants to inoculate at least 60% of Zimbabwe’s more than 14 million people by the end of the year but…
Read More350,000 Victims of Goma Volcanic Eruption Urgently Need Aid, UN Says
GENEVA – Aid agencies say 350,000 people affected by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in need of urgent assistance.Mount Nyiragongo erupted on May 22, turning the sky a fiery red and spewing…
Read MoreSomali Journalists Launch ‘Disinformation Lab’ to Combat Spread of Fake News
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The Federation of Somali Journalists has launched a campaign to combat the spread of false information, fake news, hate speech and propaganda. The federation says Somalia is already seeing a huge spike in social media misinformatio…
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