Sudan Arrests 3 Coup Critics As Pressure Mounts On Military
Thousands of people are now flooding the streets of Sudan to protest the military coup.
Africa
Sudan's Prime Minister, Detained After Coup, Returns Home
A statement by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's office said other government officials remained in detention, their locations unknown.
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Moderna To Supply Africa With Up To 110 Million COVID Vaccine Doses
If the full contract with Moderna is activated, African nations can reach the goal of vaccinating 450 million people by September 2022.
Scientists Work To Replicate Moderna Shot And End Vaccine Inequality
Scientists in Cape Town, South Africa are working on a way around an industry that has prioritized rich countries over poor.
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Sudan's Military Takes Power In Coup, Arrests Prime Minister
The United Nations is calling for the immediate release of the country's top officials.
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Apparent Military Coup Underway In Sudan
A takeover by the military would be a major setback for Sudan, which has grappled with a stop-and-go transition to democracy for two years.
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Panel Finds 80 Alleged Abuse Cases Tied To W.H.O. Congo Work
An independent commission found more than 80 cases of sexual abuse, including at least nine accounts of rape by World Health Organization staff.
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U.S. Threatens Sanctions Against Officials In Tigray Conflict
The 10-month conflict in Tigray has grown from a political dispute and left hundreds of thousands of people facing famine.
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Vaccine Hesitancy Rampant In Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, only 1 percent of the population is vaccinated, but it’s not just a supply issue.
WHO, Partners Aim To Get Africa 30% Of Needed Vaccine Doses By Feb.
Drugmakers have been appealing to rich countries and their regulators to authorize booster shots, making it difficult for poor countries to get doses.
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Guinea's New Junta Leaders Seek To Tighten Grip On Power
In announcing the coup on state television, junta leader Col. Mamadi Doumbouya cast himself as a patriot of Guinea.
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Islamic Students Abducted In Nigeria Released
About 136 students were taken from this school back in May
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CDC Head Says Africa Needs Higher Vaccine Target
The Africa CDC has estimated that perhaps just 30% of Africa’s population can be vaccinated by the end of the year.
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Death Toll Up To 65 In Algeria Wildfires
Climate scientists say there is little doubt that climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas is driving extreme events.
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Ethiopia Armed Group Says it Has Alliance With Tigray Forces
The alliance brings together the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, who long dominated Ethiopia’s repressive government.
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UN: 100K Children In Ethiopia's Tigray Region Face Deadly Malnutrition
The world's worst hunger crisis is unfolding and the U.S. says up to 900,000 people now face famine conditions in the war-torn region.
Protests Continue In Tunisia After President Suspends Parliament
Tunisia's 2011 revolt is often regarded as the only success story of the Arab Spring protests.
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South Africa Deploys 25,000 Troops To Quell Rioting, At Least 117 Dead
Weeklong riots were sparked by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma for refusing to comply with an investigation into alleged corruption.
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Cameroon's Conflict Puts Schools In The Crossfire
The most recent count found that four out of every five schools in the country's Anglophone region was closed.
Rioting, Looting Continues In South Africa, Deaths Up To 72
The military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces.
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6 Dead In South Africa Riots Over Jailing Of Ex-Leader Jacob Zuma
Police said shops and businesses have been looted and vandalized.
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France To Pull More Than 2,000 Troops From Africa's Sahel
French troops have been present in Mali since 2013.
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Rights Groups Hail Imprisonment Of South Africa's Ex-Leader
Jacob Zuma began serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court after handing himself over to police minutes before a midnight deadline.
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Could A Fragile Cease-Fire In Tigray End World's Worst Hunger Crisis?
Millions of civilians in hard-to-reach Tigray areas, in northern Ethiopia, are at risk of malnutrition and illness.
South African Court Orders Ex-President To Jail For Contempt
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months behind bars.
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Ethiopia Accepts Call For Cease-Fire In Tigray Region
Almost a million people there face the world's worst famine crisis in a decade.
At Least 64 Dead In Tigray Airstrike
The airstrike wounded more than 100 people, half of them seriously, a regional health official said.
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Witnesses Say Airstrike In Ethiopia's Tigray Kills Dozens
Health workers say soldiers blocked medical teams from traveling to the scene.
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Voting Continues In Ethiopia's Election
Complete results are unlikely until the second round of voting in September.
Pope Francis Demands Food, Aid For Tigray Region
The United Nations says more than 350,000 people there are facing famine.
