World & Africa

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen

By Associated Press ABUJA: West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known
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Italian leader Meloni opens an Africa summit to unveil a plan to aid development and

By Associated Press ROME: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday opened a summit of African leaders aimed at illustrating Italy’s big
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PICS: Armed South African man arrested while transporting 23 undocumented Ethiopians from Zimbabwe

By IOL South Africa SOUTH AFRICA: Police at Sebayeng in Limpopo have arrested 25 undocumented foreign nationals for contravention of
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Tanzania’s main opposition party holds first major protest in several years, after ban was lifted

By Associated Press DAR ES SALAAM: Hundreds of supporters of Tanzania’s main opposition party marched in the commercial capital Wednesday
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UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa’s request for order to halt Israel’s

By Associated Press THE HAGUE: The United Nations’ top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa’s request for
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Blinken pitches the US as an alternative to Russia’s Wagner in Africa’s troubled Sahel

By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pitched the United States as a better security partner
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UN chief warns that Israel’s rejection of a two-state solution threatens global peace

By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations chief warned Israel on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s rejection of
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Egypt’s leader el-Sissi slams Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal and vows support for Somalia

By Associated Press CAIRO: Egypt’s leader said Sunday his country stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia in its dispute with
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Spain’s top court says the government broke the law when it sent child migrants back

By Associated Press MADRID: Spain’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that authorities acted illegally when they sent unaccompanied child migrants back
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DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection

By Associated Press KINSHASA: Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the
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