Gunmen Kidnap 5 Chinese Mine Workers in DR Congo
Gunmen killed a police officer and kidnapped five Chinese nationals working at a gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday, military sources said. Regional army…
Protesters Gather Outside Ouagadougou to Block French Military Convoy Headed to Niger
Up to 200 protesters in Burkina Faso gathered on the outskirts of the capital, Ouagadougou, Sunday, aiming to block a French military convoy that has been trying to reach neighboring…
Car Bomb Kills Popular Broadcast Journalist in Somalia
A Somali journalist with state-run media was killed Saturday in Mogadishu when a suicide bomber blew up his car, government officials and his colleagues said. Another journalist also was injured.…
Blinken Prods Tunisia on Reforms in Call With Leader
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged Tunisia’s leader to make reforms to respond to Tunisians’ hopes for “democratic progress,” the U.S. State Department said on Sunday, nearly four months…
Blinken Warns Russian Group Not to Interfere in Mali
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday warned a shadowy Russian company with connections to the Kremlin not to interfere in efforts aimed at restoring democracy in the West…
Scientists Mystified, Wary, as Africa Avoids COVID Disaster
HARARE, ZIMBABBWE — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked,…
Blinken Announces US Will Host Summit With African Leaders
ABUJA, NIGERIA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his first visit to Nigeria, delivered a key speech on U.S.-Africa policy to the Economic Community of West African States…
Blinken: US Sees African Countries as Equal Partners
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States sees African countries as equal partners as it seeks to bolster its influence on a continent that receives much…
NATO Chief Calls Situation at Belarus-Poland Border ‘Deeply Concerning’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the situation at the border between Poland and Belarus is “deeply concerning” and the alliance stands ready to help its allies involved. Stoltenberg made…
Improve safety at sea and on the river!
As part of the support for state action at sea of French military cooperation in Benin, three French marines contributed to the training of marines of the Benin national navy…