The U.S. military says a senior al-Shabab leader behind the deadly Jan. 5 attack on the Manda Bay base in Kenya, was killed Feb. 22 in precision airstrikes, along with his wife.…
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Which African countries are most vulnerable to the coronavirus?
As the coronavirus continues to spread beyond mainland China, the medical journal The Lancet has released a study ranking the vulnerability of African countries to the highly contagious respiratory disease.
The study …
Read MoreDozens of Victims Escaping Fresh Violence in Cameroon
BAMENDA, CAMEROON - Renewed fighting in Cameroons restive English-speaking region has forced more than 70 people, mainly women and children, to flee for their lives and seek shelter at an orphanage. Many …
Read MoreWHO Warns It is Running Out of Money to Tackle Ebola Epidemic in DRC
GENEVA - The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for $40 million to salvage its operation to bring the Ebola epidemic to an end in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Ebola …
Read MoreOutspoken US Labor Leader Owen Bieber Dies at 90
Former U.S. labor leader Owen Bieber, one of the country's most outspoken anti-apartheid activists who also backed Poland's Solidarity labor movement, has died at 90.
A longtime union member, Bieber took over …
Read MoreRights Groups Demand End to Kenyan Police Extrajudicial Killings
NAIROBI - Kenyan police killed 107 people last year, according to a report released Friday from a coalition of Kenyan human rights groups.
Most of those killed were young men from slum …
Read MoreWHO: The Ebola Epidemic in DR Congo May Be Nearing its End
GENEVA - The World Health Organization reports progress is being made in combating the Ebola epidemic in the conflict-ridden North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The …
Read MoreWHO: The Ebola Epidemic in DR Congo May Be Nearing its End
GENEVA - The World Health Organization reports progress is being made in combating the Ebola epidemic in the conflict-ridden North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The …
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