WASHINGTON — The United States is monitoring reports militants aligned with Boko Haram are taking over communities in north-central Nigeria, part of what appears to be an attempted revival by the al-Qaida-linked terror group.Officials in Nigeria’s Nige…
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UN Says Boko Haram is Weakened, but Remains a Threat, Calls for Renewed Efforts to Rebuild Cameroon
MAROUA, CAMEROON — A top U.N. official for central Africa recently visited the Lake Chad Basin to assess living conditions in the area. Years of attacks by Boko Haram have left much of the infrastructure there in ruins.Francois Lounceny Fall, the U.N. …
Read moreUN says Catastrophic Flooding Causes Devastation in South Sudan
GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency reports weeks of unrelenting rain and heavy flooding in South Sudan have washed away whole communities and wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people.Floods are not new to South Sudan. What is new is t…
Read moreBotswana Allays Concerns Over Rhino Poaching Crisis
GABORONE — Botswana wildlife authorities have refuted reports the country’s rhinoceros population is on the verge of extinction due to poaching. The southern African country has battled a rise in poaching, with more than 60 animals killed in the last t…
Read moreUS Charges Leaders of Neo Black Movement of Africa in Internet Scam
The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement Wednesday that an investigation it conducted with the FBI has led to federal charges related to internet scams against seven leaders of the Cape Town Zone of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, also known as “B…
Read moreAfrica Warming More, Faster Than Other World Regions
GENEVA — Authors of a new report on Africa’s climate warn the continent is heating up more and faster than other regions in the world, and they said Africa needs immediate financial and technological assistance to adapt to the warming environment.The A…
Read moreTigray Forces Say Ethiopian Airstrikes Hit Regional Capital
Forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region said Monday that the Ethiopian government launched airstrikes on the regional capital of Mekelle.The bombing was also reported by residents and humanitarian workers in Tigray, but the Ethiopian government denied the c…
Read moreUS Cautious Over Claims Key IS African Leader Is Dead
WASHINGTON — Claims from Nigeria that the leader of one of the fastest-growing Islamic State terror group affiliates is dead are being met with extreme caution in the United States.Officials at the White House, Pentagon and State Department said Friday…
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