CAIRO—A tourist bus collided with a truck on a highway in southern Egypt and burst into flames on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, including four French citizens and a Belgian national. Five Egyptians were also killed in the crash, authorities said. The crash happened on a highway about 43 kilometers (27 miles) south of…
South Africa’s Durban Area Hit by Heavy Floods, 45 Dead
JOHANNESBURG—Prolonged rains and flooding in the Durban area of South Africa have claimed the lives of at least 45 people, damaging the port, major highways, and surrounding areas in KwaZulu-Natal province, according to local officials. South Africa’s military has been deployed to Durban and the surrounding eThekwini metropolitan area on Tuesday to assist with rescue…
Olympic Sailor From Tunisia, Aged 17, Dies in Training
Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez of Tunisia has died in a training incident, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday. She was 17. Guezguez was training with her twin sister Sarra alongside their national team on Sunday when their boat capsized due to strong winds. Eya died while Sarra survived. Together, they competed at the…
Travel for Two: Plug Into Africa’s Amazing Wildlife Instead of All That Tech
By Mary Ann Anderson Tribune News Service One of the most remarkable facets of the African bush is its utter quiet — or so you might think. Stand completely still for a moment, and then little by little, sound by sound, you realize that it is not really quiet at all. Like a perfectly composed…
East African Countries Face Acute Food Shortages From Drought, Ukraine War
April 11, 2022
admin
AfricaBusiness & Economychronic malnutritioneconomic policieseconomyEuropefood crisisfood shortageinvasion of UkraineMarketsRussia-Ukraine WarSouth SudanWorld
0 Comment
More than 29 million people are suffering from a scarcity of food supplies, according to the eight-country African trade bloc the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), following prolonged periods of drought in the east of the continent that have been exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine. “Across the IGAD region, 29 million people are…
Bloodshed in Africa: Chinese and Russian Mercenaries Run Riot
Commentary Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Countries around the world were quick to take action, opting to hit Russia with economic sanctions. China, however, refrained from (and continues to refrain from) taking similar measures against Russia. This should come as no surprise. In fact, China appears to be helping Russia…
UNICEF: Ukraine War Raising Malnutrition Risk in Middle East
BEIRUT—Rising food prices as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are increasing the risk of malnutrition of millions of children in the Middle East and North Africa, the U.N. children’s agency warned Thursday. UNICEF added that families are struggling to put food on the table during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when…
Nigerian Bandits Rampage Across Nation, Encamp Near Capital
In a brazen show of power, a large band of motorbike riding bandit terrorists has encamped in five communities outside Nigeria’s capital Abuja and may aim to exploit national elections, a defense expert tells The Epoch Times. A whirl of nine bloody bandit attacks in three of Nigeria’s northern states has claimed more than 160 lives…
Will China Create an Atlantic Naval Base in West Africa?
Washington security hawks have been aflutter for months over claims China plans to plant a naval base on the oil-rich tropical nation of Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. The Wall Street Journal got the buzz going with a bombshell feature on Dec. 5, 2021, citing “classified American intelligence.” “The officials declined to describe details of the…
Gunmen Attack Train Near Nigeria’s Capital, Kill Some Riders
ABUJA, Nigeria—Gunmen attacked a train near Nigeria’s capital on Monday night with explosives and gunfire, killing an unspecified number of the nearly 1,000 passengers on board, authorities and survivors told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The attackers used explosives to first blow up the rail track before opening fire on the train near Abuja in…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`