Rise of Ugandan leader’s son draws excitement and concern
KAMPALA, Uganda — Public fetes celebrating the son of Uganda’s leader are raising concern that he is aiming for the
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Mumbai mosques turn volume down on call to prayer after Hindu’s demands
Hindu leader calls for mosque loudspeakers to be turned down Mosques in Mumbai comply with demands after police intervene MUMBAI:
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Ukraine’s war heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze
ISTANBUL— For months, Istanbul restaurant Tarihi Balikca tried to absorb the surging cost of the sunflower oil its cooks use
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FULL LIST: President Uhuru Appoints New Ambassadors, including a Consul General to Somaliland
Nairobi—President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed 24 new Ambassadors and High Commissioners as Heads of Kenya missions abroad. In a statement
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South Africa launches relief for Durban flooding; 448 dead
JOHANNESBURG — Declaring a national state of disaster, South Africa has allocated $67 million to help those hit by floods
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East and Horn of Africa prep for worst drought in decades
MOMBASA, Kenya — Agricultural workers in the east and Horn of Africa are preparing for their most severe drought in
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UK plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda draws outrage
LONDON— Britain announced a deal with Rwanda on Thursday to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles to the East African
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Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end war
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s exiled president stepped aside and transferred his powers to a presidential council Thursday, as international and
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Experts say US suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic
LONDON — In the latest Senate package targeted at stopping the coronavirus, U.S. lawmakers dropped nearly all funding for curbing
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Sudan’s leader in Cairo for talks with Egyptian president
CAIRO — Egypt’s president on Wednesday met with Sudan’s top general for talks focusing on ties between the two African
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