KANO, Nigeria—Officials counted votes in Nigeria’s elections on Saturday, with people hoping for a reset after years of worsening violence and hardship under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, undeterred by delays at some polling stations. The electoral commission said the official results could be expected from late on Sunday. By the evening, some polling stations were…
19 Athletes Wounded After Blasts at Race in Cameroon: Doctor
YAOUNDE—Nineteen athletes were being treated for blast injuries on Saturday after multiple small explosions during a running race in part of western Cameroon where English-speaking separatists are fighting government forces, a local doctor said. There was no immediate comment from authorities in the town of Buea in South-West Region, where 529 athletes were running up…
Mozambicans Seek Shelter as Storm Freddy Makes Landfall
MAPUTO—Mozambicans took shelter on Friday as tropical storm Freddy made landfall in a small coastal town, with heavy rain expected to batter the country’s southern provinces for several days. French weather forecaster Meteo France, which has a cyclone-monitoring station on the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, said Freddy hit the coast near the tourist…
Weakened Cyclone Freddy Batters Madagascar, Killing 4
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar—A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds, killing four people, is continuing to wreak havoc in the southwest of the Indian Ocean nation. Freddy battered the western city of Mananjary and left 16,660 people displaced and damaged nearly 5,000 homes in the country, according to…
Al Shabaab Attack Kills 10 at Officials’ House in Somalia: Ministry
MOGADISHU—Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia’s capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was targeting military officials and militia fighters involved in an offensive against it. The Tuesday attack began with a car bomb blast followed by a gun fight that went on for hours at a…
Jill Biden to Visit Namibia and Kenya in Bid to Strengthen US Ties With Africa
First Lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya, her office announced on Feb. 21. The Feb. 22–Feb. 26 trip seeks to “strengthen the United States’ partnerships on the African continent, and advance our shared priorities in the region,” said the First Lady’s Office in a statement. Biden will first stop in Namibia, where “her…
Cameroon Media Tycoon Facing Court in Connection With Journalist’s Gruesome Murder
When journalist Haman Mana, 57, got news that Cameroon’s media tycoon, Jean Pierre Amougou Belinga, was arrested as part of investigations into the gruesome murder of his colleague Martinez Zogo he was guardedly optimistic. “Such an arrest should not call for a celebration, much less when he is still a suspect,” Mana, who is the…
At Least 51 Soldiers Killed in North Burkina Faso Attack on Friday
OUAGADOUGOU—At least 51 soldiers were killed when their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the army said on Monday, one of the highest reported death tolls from a single attack since the area became a hotbed of terrorist activity. The incident occurred two days before France officially marked the end of its…
Financiers Sentenced to 11 Years for Defrauding Libya Fund: UK Court
LONDON—A former JPMorgan investment manager and an ex-Julius Baer banker were sentenced to a total of 11 years by a London court on Monday for defrauding a Libyan sovereign wealth fund out of millions of dollars. Frederic Marino, 56, and Yoshiki Ohmura, 47, were sentenced in their absence at London’s Southwark Crown Court for one…
Russia Entrenches Its Military Foothold in Mali Despite Damning Human Rights Allegations Against the Wagner Group
At a time when Russian private military contractor—the Wagner Group—has come under careful international scrutiny for gross human rights abuses, possible war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Mali, Moscow’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov has promised even more military support for the West African state. During a one-day working visit to Mali on Feb. 7…
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