Africa

Conservationists flew 30 white rhinos to Rwanda in a huge operation to protect them

12:34pm November 30, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The roughly 2,000-mile journey took the rhinos to their new home in Akagera National Park, where advocates hope the animals will be able to establish a new breeding stronghold and evade poachers.

Dutch health authorities say they've identified early cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus — including one from a sample taken the week before South Africa raised the alarm about the mutated variant. Other cases were found through tests a

The omicron variant was in Europe a week before South Africa reported it

11:58am November 30, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The rapidly spreading variant was identified in retests of samples that were taken on Nov. 19 and 23 in the Netherlands, according to a Dutch health agency.

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Secret prisons in Libya keep migrants out of Europe

4:51pm November 29, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with investigative reporter Ian Urbina about his piece The New Yorker. He headed into Libya to better understand its role in migrants' movement toward Europe.

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People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 26. The United States, Israel and other European nations have already imposed travel restrictions on South Africa and other nations in the

As omicron spreads, studies suggest that travel bans alone don't do much good

10:08pm November 28, 2021

Public health experts warn that the rush to impose travel bans on southern African countries after the omicron variant was identified can work against scientific transparency.

Travelers wearing protective face masks arrive to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday. Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant.

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The Netherlands and Australia find the omicron variant as curbs spread

8:40am November 28, 2021

by The Associated Press

A raft of travel restrictions are being imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow the variant's spread.

A resident from the Alexandra township gets tested for the coronavirus in 2020. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in the

What to know about omicron, the new COVID variant

10:06pm November 26, 2021

by Nicole Hernandez

The World Health Organization deemed it a variant of concern, and the U.S. is banning travel from parts of Africa where it's spreading. Here's what scientists know and what they're trying to learn.

Protestors in Sudan took to the streets Thursday to push for civilian rule

4:30pm November 26, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

Having forced the military to install the prime minister it had ousted, pro-democracy activists in Sudan are pressing to insure civilian control.

A vile containing Pfizer vaccine to be administered is seen ahead of the launch of the VaxuMzansi National Vaccine Day Campaign in South Africa on Sept. 24, 2021.

New coronavirus variant in South Africa raises concern

6:46pm November 25, 2021

by Martin Kaste

The World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting on Friday to review the variant. While it's too soon to tell exactly how the new variant functions, virologists are rushing to learn more.

Sudanese anti-coup protesters wave the national flag during a demonstration in the Khartoum-Bahri neighbourhood of the capital, on November 25, 2021.

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Sudan's civilian prime minister has been reinstated, but the protests aren't over yet

3:02pm November 25, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

Sudan's civilian prime minister has been reinstated after having been removed from power by the country's military a month ago. But protesters aren't satisfied with the deal that was made.

Protesters demand civilian rule once again in Sudan

6:20am November 25, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

A month after a military coup removed the civilian prime minister from power, he is back in office. But protests in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, continue, demanding restoration of civilian rule.

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