TUNIS, Tunisia—Seventy five people were missing after a crowded boat of migrants sank off Tunisia on Wednesday, the International Organization for Migration said and a security official said, as the numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe increase. The IOM said 24 people had been rescued from the boat, which departed from the beaches of…
11 Newborn Babies Die in Hospital Fire in Senegal
A hospital fire has killed 11 newborn babies in a neonatal ward in the Senegalese city of Tivaouane, the west African country’s president announced just before midnight on Wednesday local time. “I have just learned with pain and dismay the death of 11 newborns, in the fire that occurred in the neonatal department of the…
Severed Head of Missing Nigerian Lawmaker Found in Park: Police
ONITSHA, Nigeria—Police in Nigeria have discovered the severed head of a state legislator who went missing last week in the southeastern state of Anambra, where the government accuses separatists of carrying out a spate of killings and kidnappings, police said on Sunday. The southeast, homeland of the Igbo ethnic group, is agitating to secede from…
Hundreds Evacuated Amid Renewed Flooding in South Africa’s Coastal Province
JOHANNESBURG—Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, flooding roads and houses and damaging properties, a government official said on Sunday. The province is still restoring damaged infrastructure and making plans to re-home people displaced after flooding last month, which was among the…
African Terror Networks Collaborating to Fuel ISIS Insurgent Forces in Mozambique
Hunted by forces from southern African countries, plus Rwanda, Islamic extremists in Mozambique are splintering into tighter groups, and finding a haven in al-Qaeda training camps in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to security analysts and intelligence operatives. The terrorists, who inhabitants of northern Mozambique call al-Shabab or al-Sunna wa Jama, claim direct…
First Case of Monkeypox in Australia Confirmed
The first case of monkeypox in Australia has been confirmed in the state of Victoria from a man in his 30s who recently returned from the United Kingdom. The Victorian state health department states that monkeypox does not easily spread between people. It can be transmitted from one person to another through lesions, body fluids,…
16-Year-Old Attempting Solo Flight Across the World Lands in Nairobi
A 16-year-old boy, attempting to create a world record by flying solo across the world, landed on Wednesday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Mack Rutherford started his journey, MackSolo, near the Bulgarian capital Sofia on March 23 and is aiming to clinch a Guinness world record currently held by Travis Ludlow. Ludlow was 18 when…
Nigerian Police Stand By as Christian Student Is Stoned to Death
A so-called blasphemy murder of a Christian student in Sokoto, Nigeria May 12 was attended by scores of armed, uniformed policemen who did not intervene, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to The Epoch Times. One eyewitness, who asked for anonymity to escape government retaliation, said that at least 50 uniformed policemen, including 6 officers of…
Blinken Announces $215 Million for Global Emergency Aid to Ease Food Shortages
May 19, 2022
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the United States will be offering $215 million in emergency assistance to ease worldwide food shortages, worsened by the Ukraine war and resulting supply chain disruptions. “Today, given the urgency of the crisis, we’re announcing another $215 million in new emergency food assistance. And we’ll do much…
Biden Approves Plan to Send US Troops to Somalia
President Joe Biden approved a plan to send U.S. troops to Somalia in a bid to counter the terrorist group al-Shabaab, several administration officials confirmed on Monday. Several White House officials confirmed the development at a briefing on Monday, saying Biden approved a request from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to reestablish a new U.S. presence war-torn east…
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