CAPE TOWN—South African environmental authorities have confirmed four new infections and another seven suspected cases in a new outbreak of avian flu at Cape Town’s Boulders penguin colony, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site, officials said on Friday. City and provincial officials said the strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza was similar…
Avian Flu Outbreak Detected Among Cape Town’s Penguin Colony at Boulders
Egypt to Raise Suez Canal Transit Fees for Ships in 2023
CAIRO—Egypt said on Saturday that it will increase transit fees for vessels, including oil-laden tankers, passing through Suez Canal, one of the world’s most crucial waterways. The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement on Saturday that it will add 15 percent to the fees for tankers carrying oil and petroleum products, and 10 percent…
Man Known as ‘Prince’ and ‘Prophet’ Awaits Jury’s Decision in Alleged $800,000 Scam
September 15, 2022
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When asked whether he is an African prince, Daryl Robert Harrison, an Ohio-born man who stands accused in an investment scheme told a federal jury: “Yes. It’s been validated.” Harrison said that was by virtue of a 2015 letter from an African king bestowing him with the title, “Prince Daryl Attipoe.” But authorities say the…
Zambia’s Bondholders Slam IMF Debt Relief Targets as ‘Arbitrary’
LONDON—Zambia’s international bondholders have criticized the International Monetary Fund’s debt restructuring framework as “arbitrary” and for excluding the country’s domestic debt. Zambia has been in default for almost two years and an IMF Debt Sustainability Analysis published last week called for its debt-service-to-exports ratio to be cut to a 140 percent “threshold” from 153 percent…
Nigeria the Next Afghanistan, Says Governor Who Challenges Abuja’s Gun-control Laws
Unless rule of law returns to Nigeria soon, the nation will subside into a general civil war reminiscent of Afghanistan, Benue state governor Samuel Ortom told The Epoch Times in an interview. “From what happened in Afghanistan, we see that one day the president will run away from that [presidential] villa and hand it over…
Africa Screams (1949)
September 15, 2022
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Two booksellers search for diamonds in Africa, meeting along the way a visually impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the…
Libya Fuel Blast Injures 17
BENGHAZI, Libya—A fuel tank exploded in a massive blast in the southern Libyan city of Sebha late on Tuesday, injuring 17 people, the health ministry said in a statement. The fire caused by the explosion was brought under control, witnesses said. The blast comes weeks after a fuel tanker blast in another southern Libya city…
Kenya Inaugurates Ruto as New President
Kenya’s President William Ruto was inaugurated in Nairobi on Sept. 13, in a ceremony attended by more than 20 heads of state and government dignitaries, days after the country’s Supreme Court upheld his election win. Ruto’s inauguration was a smooth transition of power, with outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta handing over to him the instruments of…
States to Ban Gas-Powered Cars Despite Human and Environmental Cost of Electric Vehicles
September 12, 2022
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In Chile’s Salar de Atacama, locals watch helplessly as their ancestral lands wither and die, their precious water resources evaporating in salar brines. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, hope for a better life dissolves as well-funded Ugandan-led extremist groups force children as young as six into cobalt mines. Closer to home, Nevada’s Fort McDermitt…
South Sudan Declares Disaster in Flood-Affected Areas
JUBA, South Sudan—South Sudan’s government has declared flood-affected parts of the country as national disaster areas and appealed for assistance. Friday’s appeal came after torrential rains in the Upper Nile and Bahr el-Ghazal regions. Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the floods have displaced thousands of people and claimed hundreds of lives. Earlier this week,…
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