UNITED NATIONS—Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed Friday when their armored personnel carrier hit an improvised explosive device in central Mali in the sixth incident in less than two weeks targeting the U.N. mission in the West African nation that has faced a decade-long Islamic insurgency. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the device that killed the…
4 Kenyans Shot Dead in Protest Against Dangerous Wildlife
NAIROBI, Kenya—A demonstration in Kenya against the threats posed by wildlife turned deadly when four protesters were shot dead, police said Thursday. The protesters clashed with security forces, resulting in the fatal shootings, Mashuru town police chief Charles Chepkonga said, adding that police would investigate what happened. Kajiado county Gov. Joseph Ole Lenku in a…
How China Has Quietly Taken Over an Entire Continent
Beijing has been pouring billions of dollars into the infrastructure of Africa. But what started out as a seemingly generous move, has dark strings attached. Now that influence is rippling out globally. In this special report, we look at China’s growing influence in Africa, how it got to this point, and the impact it’s having…
Senegal Police Arrest 2 Health Workers After Neonatal Fire
DAKAR, Senegal—Senegalese officials have arrested two health workers from a neonatal unit where a fire killed 11 newborns last week. The nurse and a nurse’s aide who were on duty Wednesday night when the fire took place at the Abdoul Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital were arrested for “neglecting children” and “endangering the lives of others,”…
Suspected Islamist Terrorists Kill 15 in East Congo Village
BENI—Suspected Islamist terrorists killed 15 civilians in an attack on a village in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, a human rights group and local official said on Monday. Fighters believed to be members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed the village of Bulongo in North Kivu province after dark on Sunday, pillaging homes and…
Nigeria CDC Has Confirmed 21 Monkeypox Cases This Year
ABUJA—Nigeria has confirmed 21 cases of monkeypox since the start of the year with one death reported, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said late on Sunday. Monkeypox, a usually mild viral infection, is endemic in the African countries of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria. But it has caused…
On Safari, a Gin and Tonic Gives Rise to the Perfect African Sundowner
By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service The end of the evening is fast approaching on the African savanna. On safari in Kenya, deep in the heart of Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia County, our late afternoon game drive is chilly, enough to snuggle under a blanket in the open-sided Land Rover. Most safari lodges…
Armed Assailants Kill About 50 People in Eastern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU—Armed assailants have killed about 50 people in a part of eastern Burkina Faso ravaged by Islamist violence, the region’s governor said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack on Wednesday against residents of the rural commune of Madjoari, said Colonel Hubert Yameogo, the governor of the East Region. The…
Several Dead in Fighting Between Miners in North Chad, Government Says
N’DJAMENA—Deadly clashes have broken out between gold miners in north Chad, the interim government said on Wednesday, as a local rebel group’s unconfirmed report of at least 200 fatalities in the area circulated on social media. The violence broke out at an informal gold mining site in the mountainous Kouri Bougoudi district, near the border…
Burkina Faso Seizes Record 115 kg of Cocaine From Vehicle
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—Customs officers in Burkina Faso seized a record haul of around 115 kilograms of cocaine worth more than $11.5 million last week, the directorate general of customs said in a statement on Wednesday. The drugs were intercepted on Thursday along the main road linking the southwestern city of Bobo to the capital of…
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