US expresses ‘concern’ over South Sudan tensions
The United States on Tuesday expressed "concern" over "growing tensions" in South Sudan, and called on all parties to respect ...
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US imposes sanctions on Sudan police for rights abuses
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Sudan's Central Reserve Police (CRP) force for human rights abuses. The Treasury ...
Diebedo Francis Kere becomes first African to win Pritzker architecture prize
The Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award, was awarded Tuesday to Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere -- the first ...
Security, command flaws allowed 2020 attack on base in Kenya: Pentagon
US officials said in a scathing critique Thursday that poor command, inadequate security and a "climate of complacency" prevented US ...
US climate envoy Kerry in Egypt to discuss COP27 summit
The United States and Egypt on Monday launched a working group to prepare for the COP27 climate summit this year, ...
US ships 5 mln Covid vaccine doses to Egypt, Nigeria
The United States on Thursday shipped nearly 5.2 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Egypt and Nigeria, a ...
Sotheby’s tips largest blue diamond at auction to fetch $48 mn
Sotheby's announced Wednesday that it would offer the largest-ever blue diamond to go up for auction at a sale in ...
US ships nearly 1.9 million more Covid vaccine doses to African nations
The United States on Friday shipped nearly 1.9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Mozambique and four other African countries in ...
US voices alarm as Tigray rebels push ahead in Ethiopia
The United States voiced alarm Thursday after Ethiopia's Tigray rebels announced a military operation in the neighboring Afar region, but ...
Kenya, Mauritania get nearly 2 million US Covid vaccine doses
Kenya and Mauritania have received nearly two million new doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the United States in the latest ...
US army confirms Russian mercenaries in Mali
The US army has confirmed the presence of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group in Mali, which the African nation's ...
Senior US diplomats in Sudan for talks on coup crisis
Senior US diplomats met with pro-democracy activists Wednesday in Sudan as part of talks to discuss the way forward after ...
US sanctions on Zimbabwe’s elite ricochet across economy
Callisto Jokonya stands in the cavernous factory of Imperial Refrigeration and recalls the halcyon days. In the 1990s, his factory, ...