Africa

"Small," as he was widely known, played a homemade kologo (a 2-string lute)— with dog tags attached to the end for rattles.

Remembering 'Small,' the funeral singer who made joyful music in the face of death

3:41pm February 17, 2022

by Ian Brennan

The Ghanaian singer would vocalize and dance all night long to send off the departed. On the verge of his long awaited first trip to perform abroad, he has died, reportedly of COVID.

French soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

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France says it will withdraw troops from Mali but remain in West Africa

3:39pm February 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron will end nearly a decade of fighting Islamic extremists in the West African country.

People line up to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose during a mass vaccination campaign in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in August 2021.

Why this USAID official is optimistic the U.S. can get the world vaccinated

2:47pm February 15, 2022

Jeremy Konyndyk, executive director of USAID's COVID task force, shares his perspective on the U.S.' efforts to donate and distribute vaccines to low-income nations.

Women chant slogans protesting violence against women and demanding the release of all detainees before the U.N. rights office in Khartoum, Sudan, Feb. 2, 2022.

Sudan's military rulers step up crackdown and arrests of activists

5:19am February 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

Hundreds of activists and protest leaders have been targeted since a military coup last October removed a transitional government from power. The detentions have intensified in recent weeks.

Lions in South Africa test positive for COVID-19

5:09am February 11, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

Scientists at a zoo in South Africa have found that zookeepers have spread COVID-19 to lions. The infections raise concerns about the virus spreading into the wild.

Testing blood for malaria at a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Malawi.

Drug-resistant malaria is emerging in Africa. Doctors are worried — yet hopeful

7:00am February 06, 2022

by Pratik Pawar

Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without better surveillance, experts say it is hard to track the threat.

Heavy equipment is used to dig through a mountain on Friday during an attempt to rescue a boy trapped in a well.

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A 5-year-old boy dies after he was trapped in a well for 4 days

4:38pm February 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Moroccan King Mohammed VI expressed his condolences to the boy's parents in a statement released by the palace. The exact circumstances of how the boy fell in the well are unclear.

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Sex, alcohol and the other reasons Netflix's 1st Arabic language film faces criticism

4:33pm February 01, 2022

Netflix's first original Arabic language film has caused some off-camera controversy because of its depictions of alcohol use, adultery, infidelity and other issues some viewers consider immoral.

Thousands of New Year's day revelers gather on the South Beach in Durban after the government lifted a COVID-19 curfew.

South Africa eases most COVID restrictions, citing high population immunity

1:10pm February 01, 2022

by Eyder Peralta

Up to 80% of South Africans are either vaccinated or have recovered from an infection The only vestige of COVID-19 rules are masks, which are still required in public spaces and on public transport.

Ibrahim Songne, an immigrant from Burkina Faso, opened a pizza spot called IBRIS in the Italian town of Trento. He overcame local prejudices — and now has been named to a list of the world's top 50 pizzerias.

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An African immigrant's pizza wins global raves — and overcomes Italian prejudices

8:52am January 30, 2022

by Ian Brennan

Ibrahim Songne's pizza place triumphed over local anti-immigrant sentiments — and now has earned a spot on a worldwide top 50 pizza list! To think — he didn't even like pizza when he first tried it.