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Human Rights Groups in South Africa Raise Alarm over Vigilante Violence Against African Immigrants
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (284+ words) Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akraminia: "Regarding the current situation, we have not considered the war to be over. From the day the fighting stopped and, in effect, a ceasefire or silence took place on the battlefield, since there is no trust…...
Pope Leo Wraps Up Four-Nation Visit to Africa
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (495+ words) Pope Leo XIV: "One of the main drivers of the spread of armed conflicts is the colonization of oil and mineral deposits, without regard for international law or the right of peoples to self-determination." Officials in Iran say they've collected the…...
NYT: Trump Admin Considers Withholding HIV Treatments from Zambia in Exchange for Greater Access to Country's Minerals
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) The Trump administration is considering withholding HIV treatment, tuberculosis and malaria medications from Zambia in order to force the country to open its mines to U. S. companies. That's according to a leaked State Department memo obtained by The New York Times....
G20 Concludes Summit in South Africa Boycotted by U. S.
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (218+ words) The G20 summit in South Africa concluded yesterday. It was the first time the event was held in the African continent. The United States boycotted the meeting, citing false allegations that South Africa was mistreating its white-minority Afrikaners. Leaders gathered at…...
Una unidad militar de "lite toma el poder en Madagascar tras la destituci'n del presidente Andry Rajoelina
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (269+ words) En Madagascar, una unidad militar de "lite afirma haber tomado el poder del pa's, despu"s de que varias semanas de protestas lideradas por j'venes de la "generaci'n Z" condujeran al derrocamiento del presidente Andry Rajoelina. La agencia de noticias…...
Trump: U. S. to Boycott G20 Summit Hosted by South Africa
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (166+ words) President Trump says the United States is boycotting the G20 summit hosted by South Africa, over what he claims is the persecution of white farmers. Trump has repeatedly accused the government of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of failing to protect…...
Elite Military Unit Seizes Power After Ouster of Madagascar President
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (282+ words) In Madagascar, an elite military unit says it has seized power after weeks of Gen Z-led protests led to the ouster of President Andry Rajoelina. Reuters reports the president left Madagascar on Sunday aboard a French military aircraft. A crackdown…...
U. S. Sends 10 Immigrants to Eswatini in Another "Third Country" Deportation Flight
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (176+ words) The government of Eswatini confirmed Monday it had received a second deportation flight from the United States carrying 10 people who were not nationals of the small southern African kingdom. This comes after the Trump administration previously sent five other deportees…...
Madagascar's President Says He's Resisting a Coup as Soldiers Join Anti-Government Protests
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (200+ words) Madagascar's president says he's resisting an attempt by the army to seize power by force. On Sunday, a renegade army unit said it had taken command of all branches of the military, while an increasing number of soldiers are joining…...
Trump Admin Threatens to Send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (212+ words) In other immigration news, the Trump administration is threatening to send Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the small African nation of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, after he expressed fear of being deported to Uganda. Abrego Garcia, who is seeking asylum…...