The killers of Nigerian college student Deborah Emmanuel were released in January due to the deliberate refusal of Sokoto state prosecutors to charge them, The Epoch Times has learned. Four days after Deborah Emmanuel was stoned at the entrance to Shehu Shegari Teachers College on May 12, 2022, the Sokoto Police announced they had apprehended and…
Christian Student’s Killers Released Unprosecuted as Murder Anniversary Passes
Putin, Zelenskyy Agree to Meet With ‘African Leaders Peace Mission,’ Says South Africa President
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have agreed to separate meetings with a delegation of leaders from six African countries to discuss a possible plan to end the war in Ukraine, South Africa’s president said Tuesday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he spoke with Putin and Zelenskyy by…
4 Killed Including 2 US Consulate Staff in Nigeria Convoy Ambush
Gunmen opened fire on a group of vehicles traveling through southeast Nigeria on Tuesday, killing four people, including two U.S. consulate employees and two local police officers. Tochukwu Ikenga, a police spokesman in the Nigerian state of Anambra, announced that the attack took place along a major road in the Ogbaru local government. He said…
Terror Raid Spike Threatens Minorities Near Nigeria’s Capital Ahead of Presidential Inauguration
JOS, Nigeria—A series of armed attacks targeting minority groups in the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has left residents terrified and sparked fears extremists are seeking to intensify religious persecution as the country undergoes a leadership transition in the coming weeks. Nigeria is scheduled to inaugurate its president and vice president, both of whom are…
Germany Seeking to Revive EU’s Diplomatic and Commercial Presence in Africa
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has resuscitated the frantic effort to rebuild the EU’s waned diplomatic and commercial presence in Africa in the face of growing Chinese and Russian influence in one of the fastest-growing regions of the world. Scholz’s May 4–May 7 official visit to Ethiopia and Kenya—the second to the continent in less than…
Sanctioned Russian Aircraft Torpedoes South Africa’s ‘Trade Rescue Mission’ to US
JOHANNESBURG—When officials from South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) return from missions to foreign countries, there’s usually great fanfare. Press conferences are held and strings of “successes” are announced to the nation. Officials are keen to take credit for political and economic gains. This was not the case when President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoys…
IN-DEPTH: Biden Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire for Not Anticipating Sudan Crisis
May 10, 2023
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The only people surprised that rival generals were marshaling forces to battle for supremacy in Sudan were the U.S. State Department and its Africa desk, Republican and Democratic senators alleged during a May 10 hearing on “options for an effective policy response” to the unfolding catastrophe. As a result, senators said, when fighting exploded April…
Biden Administration Draws Bipartisan Fire for Not Anticipating Sudan Crisis
May 10, 2023
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2024 electionafghanistan evacuationAfricacongressDefending AmericaDemocratsExecutive BranchFeatured TopicsInternationalNational SecurityPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsRepublicansSudan crisisUSUS NewsUS State DepartmentWorld
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The only people surprised that rival generals were marshaling forces to battle for supremacy in Sudan were the U.S. State Department and its Africa desk, Republican and Democratic senators alleged during a May 10 hearing on “options for an effective policy response” to the unfolding catastrophe. As a result, senators said, when fighting exploded April…
Congo Flood Survivors Mourn Lost Relatives as Death Toll Rises Above 400
BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo—Dead bodies were still being recovered on Monday from two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where floods killed more than 400 people last week in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in recent history. Many dazed survivors were mourning multiple family members killed in the flash floods that swept…
Killings Reported in Benin’s North
COTONOU, Benin—An attack by unidentified armed persons in the north of the small West African nation of Benin has killed “about 15 people,” according to the government’s spokesperson. Spokesperson Wilfried Houngbedji told AP by telephone Thursday that the attack on a farm in the commune of Kerou, some 600 kilometers (370miles) north of Benin’s largest…
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