Tag: Associated Press
Africa CDC chief says he’s in ‘panic mode’ after Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
The absence of approved therapeutics or vaccines for the Bundibugyo virus, a rare variant of the Ebola disease, has caused concerns among health authorities in…
South African police hoist crocodile out of river to recover human remains
A South African police captain who hoisted a crocodile out of a river in a daring effort to recover human remains has been praised for…
Laila Edwards’ family feels a sense of pride during her historic Olympic debut
Laila Edwards has made headlines for being the first Black woman to play ice hockey for Team USA at the Olympics and her quick come-up…
Celebrations in Senegal after soccer team wins Africa Cup of Nations
Dakar erupted into celebration late Sunday after Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations, the second time in the last four years that the team…
G20 summit in South Africa ends with absence of US after Trump boycott
The first G20 summit in Africa also broke with tradition Saturday by issuing a leaders’ declaration on the opening day of the talks, when declarations…
South Africa president was ‘running his mouth’ about US participation in G20, Leavitt says
The White House hit out at South Africa’s leader for “running his mouth” over the U.S. boycott of the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg….
Venezuela condemns US strike in Caribbean as mourning continues in Trinidad
Venezuela’s ambassador to the U.N., Samuel Moncada, condemned on Thursday a recent U.S. strike on a small boat in Caribbean waters that killed six people….
US deports immigrants it describes as ‘barbaric’ to Eswatini in Africa
The United States sent five immigrants it describes as “barbaric” criminals to the African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s largely…
LIVE: Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa hold meeting
Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House for a bilateral meeting. Read more: #trump #cyrilramaphosa…
Trump alleges ‘genocide’ in South Africa but even Afrikaner farmers scoff at the claim
In Bothaville, where thousands of farmers gathered for a lively agricultural fair with everything from grains to guns on display, even some conservative white Afrikaner…
