Police said at least 15 people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a crowded restaurant in Beledweyne, the capital of Somalia’s Hiran region, on Saturday. The dead were mostly civilians, and 20 other people were wounded, police spokesman Dini Roble Ahmed told The Associated Press by phone. The blast caused…
Madagascar Braces for Next Cyclone as at Least 14 Killed by Storm
ANTANANARIVO—At least 14 people were killed in Madagascar this week by tropical storm Dumako, the state disaster relief agency said, as the island braces for another cyclone due to hit on Tuesday. Some 4,323 were displaced when Dumako made landfall in the east of the country on Tuesday, the disaster relief agency said late on…
Bill Urges Blinken to Hold Cameroon Accountable for Human Rights Abuses
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill urging Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to hold the government of Cameroon accountable for human rights abuses linked to Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis. The Feb. 2 bill came after a damning report by Human Rights Watch detailing the killing of children and women by Cameroonian soldiers during three…
Taiwan and Somaliland Forge Ties Amid Ramped-Up Pressure from Beijing
Somaliland’s relations with Taiwan are the best they have ever been, the East African state’s top diplomat said in a recent trip to Taipei, adding that Somaliland is free to pursue its own diplomacy independent of Chinese demands. Taiwan’s defense expert said that Somaliland’s strategic location could limit the expansion of Chinese influence in Africa….
BioNTech Plans Modular Vaccine Factories in Africa
BERLIN—German vaccine maker BioNTech, which developed the first widely approved shot against COVID-19 together with Pfizer, unveiled plans Wednesday to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would boost the availability of much-needed medicines on the continent. The modular design presented at a ceremony in Marburg, Germany, consists of shipping containers fitted with the equipment necessary…
South Africa: ‘Shoot the Farmer’ Song Inflames Race and Land Tensions
Above the slightly built woman, on the wall of the farmhouse near a small town in South Africa’s North West province, is a framed photograph. It shows her wearing a stylish sunshine-yellow dress, black hair cascading onto her shoulders. The man alongside her is wearing a smart navy suit and tie, giving a thumbs-up to…
South Africa: ‘Shoot the Farmer’ Song Enflames Race and Land Tensions
Above the slightly built woman, on the wall of the farmhouse near a small town in South Africa’s North West province, is a framed photograph. It shows her wearing a stylish sunshine-yellow dress, black hair cascading onto her shoulders. The man alongside her is wearing a smart navy suit and tie, giving a thumbs-up to…
DNA Analysis of Elephant Ivory Reveals Trafficking Networks
WASHINGTON—As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa, according to a new study. Researchers used analysis of DNA from seized elephant tusks and evidence such as phone records, license plates, financial records, and shipping documents to map trafficking operations across the continent…
Attacks in North Benin Park Kill 8 Including French Citizen
COTONOU, Benin—Attacks by suspected Islamic extremists in northern Benin have killed at least eight people, including army soldiers, park rangers and a French instructor, the government has confirmed. Six people were killed and a dozen injured in an ambush Tuesday which included explosions from improvised land mines on a patrol of park rangers in the…
Death Toll From Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar Rises to 120: State Agency
ANTANANARIVO—The death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar jumped to 120 on Friday from 92 reported earlier this week, the state disaster relief agency said. The cyclone hit the Indian Ocean island late on Saturday, slamming the southeastern coastline before receding late on Sunday. The disaster relief agency said that of the deaths, 87 had…
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