MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The woman who broke barriers as the first female foreign minister and deputy prime minister in culturally conservative Somalia now aims for the country’s top office as the Horn of Africa nation moves toward a long-delayed president…
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Armed Groups Killing, Recruiting More Children in Niger, Report Says
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST – Increasing numbers of children are being killed or targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, Amnesty International said in a report published Monday. “In Niger’s T…
Read moreA Tale of 2 COVID Vaccine Clinics: Lines in Kenya, Few Takers in Atlanta
NAIROBI – Several hundred people line up every morning, starting before dawn, on a grassy area outside Nairobi’s largest hospital hoping to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Sometimes the line moves smoothly, while on other days, the staff tells them there’s n…
Read moreWith More Doses, Uganda Takes Vaccination Drive to Markets
KAMPALA, UGANDA – At a taxi stand by a bustling market in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, traders simply cross a road or two, get a shot in the arm and rush back to their work.Until this week, vaccination centers were based mostly in hospitals in this East …
Read moreAfrica Steps Up Surveillance of New COVID Variants
GENEVA – The World Health Organization says genomic sequencing capability is being improved in Africa to better detect, monitor and respond to COVID-19 mutations. Several variants of the coronavirus are circulating in African countries. The Delta varia…
Read moreBRICS Nations Say Afghan Territory Should Not Be Used by Terror Groups
NEW DELHI – Leaders of the BRICS nations discussed Afghanistan at a virtual summit Thursday, with participants underscoring the importance of preventing terrorists from using Afghan soil to stage attacks on other countries. Indian Prime Minister Naren…
Read moreClashes Between South Sudan Forces Unsettle Western Equatoria State
JUBA , SOUTH SUDAN – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) called on military commanders and political leaders Tuesday to end clashes in Western Equatoria state following the deaths of at least five people on Monday. A joint team made up o…
Read moreGuinea Junta Leader Promises ‘Government of National Union’
WASHINGTON – The military leaders who seized power and dissolved Guinea’s National Assembly said Monday they would set up a transitional government. The details of the promised transition were not immediately clear, but they followed widespread condemn…
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