Africa

Aide: Western Sahara movement leader to testify in Spain

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MADRID — The leader of the Western Sahara independence movement at the heart of a diplomatic spat between Spain and Morocco will appear before...

Corruption trial of former South African president starts

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JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma began Wednesday more than 25 years after some of his alleged offenses. ...

Sudan and main rebel group kick off peace talks in Juba

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CAIRO — Sudan’s transitional government and the main rebel group kicked off a new round of peace talks Wednesday, officials said, the latest effort...

Genocide probes clear way for landmark Macron trip to Rwanda

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KIGALI, Rwanda — France and Rwanda are hoping to reset ties scarred by a quarter-century of recriminations over the 1994 genocide when French President...

Ethiopia says 22 regional officials killed by Tigray rebels

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JOHANNESBURG — Rebels have killed 22 officials of the war-hit Tigray region’s interim administration, Ethiopia’s government said Wednesday. ...

More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks

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LAGOS, Nigeria — More than 100 people were missing and feared dead after a boat with more than 165 passengers, including women and children,...

UN warns Tigray faces famine risk if aid isn’t scaled up

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned the Security Council that the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region is worsening and “there...

Italy orders trial for 4 Egyptians accused in student death

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ROME — A Rome judge on Tuesday ordered four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces to stand trial for the abduction, torture and killing...

Key events in Mali that led to a coup and rule by junta

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DAKAR, Senegal — A timeline of key events in Mali that led to another power grab in the troubled West African nation. ...

Zimbabwe unveils statue honoring anti-colonialist heroine

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday vowed to ensure the repatriation of the skull of a 19th-century anti-colonialist heroine who was hanged for...