Some South Africa hospital wards are jammed with patients infected with the omicron coronavirus variant as President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans on Monday to get vaccinated.In the past week, cases have reached more than 16,000, up dramatically…
Six nations including the United States say they are “profoundly concerned” about reports that the Ethiopian government is carryout mass detentions based on ethnicity and without charge.The Ethiopian government November 2 declared a state of emergency …
Cameroon has deployed its military forces to help rangers crack down on poachers on its eastern border with the Central African Republic. Cameroon wildlife officials say poaching is again increasing after pandemic restrictions saw a drop in the number …
BANJUL— Polls have closed in The Gambia after citizens cast their vote for president in a tightly fought race seen as a test of democratic progress.Saturday’s vote was the West African country’s first democratic election since former president Yahya Ja…
Two explosions rocked U.N. camps in the northern Mali city of Gao on Sunday, causing damage but no casualties, AFP journalists at the scene said.The early morning blasts shook the barracks of the U.N. mission in Mali, called MINUSMA, forcing the occupa…