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US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an…
Kenya’s president says ‘enough is enough’ and vows to end anti-government…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president on Wednesday broke his silence on recent anti-government protests that left…
Behind bars, Ugandan opposition figure Besigye launches a new political party
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The party of opposition figure Kizza Besigye was launched in the Ugandan capital, Kampala,…
Cameroon’s president, the world’s oldest, likely faces election challenge from…
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s longtime President Paul Biya is gearing up for a likely election challenge from…
In Senegal, luxury sheep shine at a beauty contest and fetch a high price
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The regal creatures are led into the open arena, stamping their groomed hooves as if to…
UN aid chief warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in rebel-held eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations’ humanitarian chief called Thursday for more international support for…
Book Review: ‘The Tiny Things Are Heavier’ is a reflection on young adulthood and…
“The Tiny Things Are Heavier,” by author Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo, is a reflection on young adulthood, migration,…
Food rations are halved in one of Africa’s largest refugee camps after US…
More than 300,000 refugees in the Kakuma camp in remote Kenya have had their food rations cut in half. And now the…
A Kenyan preacher who claimed responsibility for ‘miracle babies’ is…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A televangelist in Kenya who was notorious for claiming to cure infertility in women died in…
Tanzanian opposition leader to represent himself in treason trial
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — The main opposition leader in Tanzania was granted permission on Monday to represent…
