Africa
Biden is honoring Kenya with state visit as the East African nation prepares to send police to Haiti
Politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is welcoming Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House for a three-day state visit as ...
How Mandela’s once revered ANC lost its way with infighting and scandals
Politics
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For years, the African National Congress rose above politics in South Africa. It was a movement ...
Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week’s election
World
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from running for a Parliament seat in ...
3 Americans among 50 detained after failed coup in DR Congo
World
Three Americans were among about 50 assailants arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday during a failed coup that included ...
U.S. troops will complete their withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
U.S.
U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the West African country’s ruling junta will complete their withdrawal by the middle of September, ...
Ndou ‘shares Mandela’s dream’ in fight for SA office
World
Lovemore Ndou forged a career in the boxing ring and became a world champion three times, but he is now fighting for ...
South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications. Here’s what to know
Politics
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National ...
Police officers to drive emergency vehicles to Africa
World
Two West Mercia Police officers plan to drive disused ambulances and fire engines through Spain and down the west side of Africa ...
Chad presidential vote set to end military rule
World
Chad is set to become the first of Africa’s current junta-led states to move to democratic rule with Monday’s presidential vote. It ...
Power blackouts hit Tanzania as Cyclone Hidaya intensifies
World
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Cyclone Hidaya significantly weakened as it approached Tanzania’s coastline, the country’s meteorology department said Saturday. Officials warned residents ...
