Africa
Ethiopia rejects presence of more party in Ethiopian dam talks
Khartoum, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Ethiopia on Saturday rejected presence of another party in the negotiations between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Thousands rally against Haitian president, clash with police
Port-Au-Prince, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — Thousands of protesters marched through the Haitian capital to the U.N. headquarters Friday in one of the largest demonstrations in a weekslong push to oust embattled President Jovenel Moïse.
Haiti opposition summons new protests against president
Port-Au-Prince, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — Opposition leaders in Haiti are urging the international community to withdraw its support for President Jovenel Moïse as protesters set up barricades of burning tires and prepare to march to the United Nations’ headquarters in a renewed push to demand the ouster of the embattled leader.
Mali: 38 dead in worst assault vs. regional security force
Bamako, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — Mali’s defense ministry says the death toll from two attacks against Malian members of a regional counterterror force has risen to 38.
12 killed in bus-truck collision in western Kenya
Kisumu, Kenya, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least 12 adults and one child were killed and several more injured in a bus-truck collision in the city of Kisumu, western Kenya late Thursday, police confirmed on Friday.
Ethiopia arrests 9 suspects in connection with terror plot in capital city
Addis Ababa, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The Ethiopia Federal Police Commission (FPC) announced on Friday it has arrested nine suspects accused of a terror plot in the capital city Addis Ababa.
Train derails in Congo, kills 50, injures 23
Kinshasa, Sep 12 (AP/UNB) — The Ministry of Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity says that at least 50 people have been killed after a train derailed overnight in Congo's southeast Tanganyika province.
Mugabe to be buried at hilltop shrine in Zimbabwe
Harare, Sep 7 (AP/UNB) — Robert Mugabe will be buried at a hilltop shrine reserved exclusively for Zimbabwe's ruling elite, an official said Saturday, as the southern African nation began several days of official mourning.
Robert Mugabe, longtime Zimbabwe leader, dies at 95
Harare, Sept 6 (AP/UNB) — Robert Mugabe, the former leader of Zimbabwe forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and human rights violations, has died. He was 95.
Limits on sales of zoosto zoos gain approval
Geneva, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — Countries that are part of an international agreement on trade in endangered species agreed Tuesday to limit the sale of wild elephants caught in Zimbabwe and Botswana, delighting conservationists but dismaying some of the African countries involved.