Tigray opposition parties assert 50,000-plus civilian deaths
NAIROBI— A trio of opposition parties in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region estimates that more than 50,000 civilians have been killed
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Tanzania says no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines
DODOMA, Tanzania — Tanzania’s health ministry says it has no plans in place to accept COVID-19 vaccines, just days after
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South Africa welcomes first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa gave a hero’s welcome Monday to the delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines — 1 million
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Somaliland’s quest for recognition passes through its ancient caves
LAAS GEEL, Somaliland — The cave walls here are alive with masterpieces of ocher on sandstone, our oldest paint on
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‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI — From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than
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US military says its troop removal from Somalia is complete
NAIROBI— The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President
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Uganda’s dictator says social media shut down ahead of poll
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Tuesday that his government has shut down social media ahead of a
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US Consulate a turning point for disputed Western Sahara
DAKHLA, Western Sahara (AP) — Trawlers pack the bustling Western Saharan port of Dakhla, where fish scales glisten from workers’
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AP VoteCast: How Democrats won the Georgia Senate runoffs
WASHINGTON — Georgia Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were propelled to victory in Senate runoff elections by Black voters, young
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Ethiopian army official confirms Eritrean troops in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya — A senior Ethiopian military official has confirmed the presence of security forces from neighboring Eritrea in the
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