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The Washington Post : Africa
31  mars     09h52
10 years after murdering his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius is up for parole
Lesley Wroughton    South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of shooting model Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentines Day He became eligible for parole in July
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Under Biden, U.S. sees unions as key ally in democracy agenda
Ishaan Tharoor    The importance of organized labor in the life of democracies and how to bolster unions were main themes on the last day of the Summit for Democracy
28  mars     16h10
Randall Robinson, founder of influential Africa lobby, dies at 81
Emily Langer    The founding executive director of TransAfrica was for years the foremost U S activist representing Africans and the African diaspora
31  mars     09h52
10 years after murdering his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius is up for parole
Lesley Wroughton    South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of shooting model Reeva Steenkamp dead on Valentines Day He became eligible for parole in July
    04h00
Under Biden, U.S. sees unions as key ally in democracy agenda
Ishaan Tharoor    The importance of organized labor in the life of democracies and how to bolster unions were main themes on the last day of the Summit for Democracy
28  mars     16h10
Randall Robinson, founder of influential Africa lobby, dies at 81
Emily Langer    The founding executive director of TransAfrica was for years the foremost U S activist representing Africans and the African diaspora
27  mars     06h00
Big Oil is selling off its polluting assets with unintended consequences
Rachel Chason    Shell says its divestments in Nigeria help the company meet its green goals But villagers and watchdogs say conditions have worsened after the sales
24  mars     22h34
Rwanda frees Paul Rusesabagina, inspiration for Hotel Rwanda,’ U.S. says
Katharine Houreld    Rwanda releases Paul Rusesabagina a former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the genocide after he was sentenced to years in prison on terrorism charges in
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The U.S. connection to Uganda’s kill the gays’ bill
Ishaan Tharoor    While Republican lawmakers are engineering a wave of anti LGBTQ legislation in some states U S religious groups have campaigned in Africa for hard line measures there
23  mars     18h38
In Africa, deadly Marburg virus strikes opposite sides of continent
Katharine Houreld    The deadly Ebola like disease spread by bats may be becoming more common under the influence of climate change say scientists
22  mars     15h37
Ugandan law criminalizes being LGBTQ amid crackdown on homosexuality
Niha Masih    The new law comes amid a widening crackdown on sexual minorities in the deeply conservative Christian nation in east Africa It is likely to be challenged in court
20  mars     22h11
Somalia drought caused 43,000 deaths in 2022, report estimates
Sammy Westfall    Somalia has endured five consecutive failed rainy seasons and may soon see its sixth
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American hostage freed from captivity in Africa
John Hudson    Jeffery Woodke a Christian aid worker was abducted in Niger in
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Mauritania’s ancient libraries could be lost to the expanding desert
Ruby Mellen    This Mauritanian city boasts libraries and some manuscripts Their teachings range from Islamic law to poetry to mathematics
16  mars     19h38
Missing uranium found in Libya, military forces say
Victoria Bisset    The International Atomic Energy Agency said that drums of natural uranium had gone missing from a site in Libya and warned of nuclear security risks
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Blinken looks to restore ties in Ethiopia without glossing over war crimes
John Hudson    Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Abiy Ahmed and Tigrayan leaders trying to balance President Biden s pledge on human rights with strategic partnerships
15  mars     12h55
Lion king no more: Africa’s most handsome lion slain by younger rivals
Adela Suliman    Bob Jr dubbed king of the Serengeti for his famed looks has been killed by a pack of younger fitter lions
14  mars     21h30
Plan to make mRNA vaccines in developing countries needs U.S. funding, backers say
Adam Taylor    The mRNA vaccine hubs program backed by the WHO recently asked the United States for million It has yet to receive a response
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A record-breaking storm wreaks havoc in southern Africa
Ishaan Tharoor    Cyclone Freddy has battered Mozambique and become the Earth s longest lived tropical storm
13  mars     15h18
Blinken to visit Ethiopia as progress under Tigray peace deal slows
Katharine Houreld    The U S and Ethiopia had fallen out over allegations of atrocities committed during the two year civil war which ended with an agreement in November
12  mars     13h10
South African rapper Costa Titch dies after performing at music festival
Annabelle Timsit    Unverified videos appeared to show Constantinos Tsobanoglou a k a Costa Titch collapsing while performing at the Ultra Music Festival in Johannesburg He was
08  mars     11h00
Migrants flee Tunisia amid arrests and racist attacks on sub-Saharan Africans
Claire Parker    The crackdown and escalating violence come after racist and xenophobic remarks by Tunisian President Kais Saied
07  mars     13h48
Magnificent’ smiling sphinx of Roman emperor found at ancient Egypt site
Adela Suliman    The sphinx probably modeled on the Roman emperor Claudius was discovered in a tomb at the archaeological site of the temple of Dendera in Qena Province