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Botswana mourns death of Festus Mogae, the former president who prioritized HIV/AIDS fight
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (340+ words) GABORONE, Botswana -- Festus Mogae, Botswana's former president who made a national priority of the fight against HIV and AIDS during his tenure from 1998 to 2008, has died at the age of 86, the government said Friday. No cause of death was given....
Inside the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (901+ words) Three passengers have died and at least four people have been sick in what health officials say is an outbreak of hantavirus, which usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings. The World Health Organization said passengers are isolating in their…...
Four U. S. -born players could be in the mix for Mexico's World Cup roster
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (841+ words) MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's World Cup roster could owe more than a little bit to its northern neighbor. The country has already had Mexican-American players on previous World Cup squads, but as many as four who were born and developed in…...
Pope criticizes colonization of Africa's minerals as he arrives in Equatorial Guinea
2+ week, 3+ day ago (976+ words) MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday on the fourth and final leg of his Africa journey, and denounced the "colonization" of Africa's minerals and the "lust for power" in a country whose repressive leader…...
'We don't get to discriminate': How a Raleigh ministry decided to help resettle Afrikaners
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (70+ words) We don't get to discriminate." He recognized that Afrikaners are part of a white ethnic minority that created and led South Africa's brutal segregationist policies known as apartheid for nearly 50. .. 'We don't get to discriminate': How a Raleigh ministry decided…...
Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (328+ words) KARAMOJA, Uganda -- Ugandan wildlife authorities have reintroduced rhinos into a remote protected area where they were once poached into extinction, an event seen by conservationists as a milestone in efforts to support the recovery of a species threatened by poaching....
Today in History: March 17, white South Africans vote to end apartheid
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) Today is Tuesday, March 17, the 76th day of 2026. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day. On March 17, 1992, white South Africans voted 68. 7% to 31. 3% to end over 40 years of apartheid in a national referendum. (Voters of all races…...
Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (430+ words) ROME -- The Vatican on Wednesday announced a busy and lengthy foreign travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV in the first half of 2026, confirming the pontiff will visit Monaco, Spain and four African nations -- Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The…...
French energy giant Total Energies resumes Mozambique $20 billion project as insurgency slows
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) HARARE, Zimbabwe -- French energy giant Total Energies announced on Thursday the resumption of its $20 billion gas project in northern Mozambique that was halted in 2021 because of an insurgency in the area that killed thousands and displaced more than 1 million people....
South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (412+ words) CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- South Africa declared a national disaster Sunday over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the country's north, damaged thousands of homes and washed away roads and bridges. The declaration was made…...