Africa

Monitoring How Other Countries Are Handling Coronavirus Cases

6:33am March 19, 2020

We've heard a great deal about the experience of the coronavirus pandemic in China and Europe but how is it impacting other countries? We check in with our reporters in Pakistan, Kenya and Mexico.

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Kenya Criticized For Letting China Flights Land Amid Coronavirus Scare

6:36am March 03, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

African nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.

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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was a supporter of Israel and took a hard line against terrorism, but eventually U.S. administrations began to pressure the Egyptian leader over human-rights abuses.

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Mubarak, Egypt's Ousted President, Is Dead At 91

10:44am February 25, 2020

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

For many Egyptians, Mubarak became the symbol of all that was wrong with their country. His nearly 30-year rule is recalled as a time of repression and economic stagnation for all but an elite few.

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South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar (left) shares a smile with President Salva Kiir after a swearing-in ceremony Saturday in the capital, Juba. Observers hope their newly forged coalition spells an end to civil war.

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South Sudan Forges Unity Government, Renewing Fragile Hope For Peace

4:38pm February 22, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

President Salva Kiir swore in his rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, as vice president on Saturday. The landmark deal could spell an end to years of violence, but it's not their first attempt.

Desert locusts jump up from the ground and fly away as a cameraman walks past earlier this month in Kenya's Nasuulu conservancy.

Why Are Swarms Of Locusts Wreaking Havoc In East Africa?

4:42pm February 21, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Clouds of the insects can stretch for miles, devouring vegetation and destroying crops. Locust experts say time is running out to get the swarms under control because they multiply so quickly.

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife, Maesaiah Thabane, attend his inauguration in 2017. Both are suspects in the killing of the prime minister's previous wife, Lipolelo, shortly before the inauguration.

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Lesotho Prime Minister Fails To Appear In Court To Face Charges In 1st Wife's Murder

2:03pm February 21, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's previous wife was gunned down two days before his inauguration in 2017. His current wife has already been charged in the murder.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (right) receives the crown from the man who found it, Sirak Asfaw, during a ceremony Thursday in Addis Ababa. The 18th-century Ethiopian crown had been hidden in a Dutch apartment for the past 21 years.

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Precious Ethiopian Crown Returned — After 21 Years Stashed In A Dutch Apartment

6:32pm February 20, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Officials say the 18th century artifact disappeared in 1993. Then it turned up at Sirak Asfaw's place in the Netherlands in 1998. Not knowing what to do, he stayed quiet about it ... for two decades.

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Amid Dwindling Supplies, Africans Are Trapped In China's Coronavirus Epicenter

7:43am February 20, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Africans living in Wuhan province are stranded in China. Most African governments have told their citizens that they will not evacuate them out of areas stricken by the coronavirus.

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In Kenya, A Rise In Attacks By Islamist Al-Shabab Insurgents

8:04am February 16, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Kenya has seen an uptick in the number of attacks by Islamist al-Shabab insurgents, including on a base housing U.S. troops. That has left Kenyans in the northeast of the country very nervous.

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The Men Who Are Boycotting Valentine's Day In Kenya

4:52pm February 14, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Valentine's Day would seem a strange date for men-only events, but in Kenya, relations between the sexes are so fraught the males are running to the safe spaces of men's empowerment conferences.

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