Tunisians Protest President’s Power Grab as Opposition Deepens
Several thousand demonstrators rallied Sunday in the Tunisian capital to protest President Kais Saied’s seizure of power, calling on him to step down in the biggest show of public anger…
Theoneste Bagosora, Architect of Rwanda Genocide, Dies at 80
Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel regarded as the architect of the 1994 genocide in which more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and Hutus who tried to protect them were…
Sudan Says It Repelled Attempted Incursion by Ethiopian Forces
Sudan’s military said on Sunday it had repelled an attempted incursion by Ethiopian forces in the border area between the two countries. The Ethiopian forces had been forced to retreat…
Mozambicans Return to Uncertain Future After Islamists Pushed Back
Rwandan forces will help secure and rebuild areas of northern Mozambique destroyed by an Islamist insurgency, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said Friday, as Mozambican officials began encouraging civilians to return…
‘A Lot of Impatience’: Youth Climate Protesters Return to the Streets
Young climate activists from Greta Thunberg’s Friday for Future movement resumed mass street protests on Friday for the first time since the pandemic began, demanding drastic action from global leaders…
Scores of Officials Quit Tunisia’s Main Islamist Party in Protest
More than 100 officials of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahda announced their resignations Saturday to protest the choices of the movement’s leadership in confronting the North African country’s political crisis. The…
Female Leaders to Speak at UN General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS — Eight women – three vice presidents and five prime ministers – are scheduled to speak Friday at the United Nations General Assembly. “We cannot save our planet if…
Burundi Rights Violations Hidden Behind Façade of Democracy, UN Commission Finds
GENEVA — U.N. investigators are accusing Burundi’s government of hiding widespread rights violations and repressive measures behind a façade of democracy. The charge comes in a report by the Commission of…
Burundian Journalist Briefly Detained While Investigating Blast, Radio Station Reports
NAIROBI — Police on Friday briefly detained a journalist investigating a grenade attack in the commercial capital Bujumbura, his radio station said, after a series of explosions this week that killed…
Biden: 60 Million Americans Eligible for COVID-19 Boosters
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that around 60 million Americans are eligible for a booster shot against the coronavirus. His announcement came after the U.S. Centers for Disease…