JOHANNESBURG - Tiny Lesotho's political problems are again threatening to overflow into neighboring South Africa, with Lesotho's outgoing prime minister crossing the border instead of appearing in a Maseru court Friday to …
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Police: Lesotho’s Prime Minister to be Charged With Murder
MASERU, LESOTHO - Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged with the June 2017 killing of his estranged wife, Lipolelo, a top police official said Thursday, and the prime minister announced …
Read MorePOMPEO CLOSES AFRICA TOUR WITH WARNING ABOUT CHINA’S ‘EMPTY PROMISES’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday closed a three-nation Africa tour with a thinly-veiled swipe at China as he talked up Washington's ability to stimulate growth and entrepreneurship on the …
Read MoreRuling Party Supporters in Malawi March Against Nullified Presidential Elections
BLANTYRE, MALAWI - Supporters of Malawi's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) marched in the commercial capital, Blantyre, on Monday to protest a ruling by the country's Constitutional Court that nullified last May's …
Read MoreRuling Party Supporters in Malawi March Against Nullified Presidential Elections
BLANTYRE, MALAWI - Supporters of Malawi's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) marched in the commercial capital, Blantyre, on Monday to protest a ruling by the country's Constitutional Court that nullified last May's …
Read MoreU.S. Embassy graduates English Language Program in Tanga and Unguja
On February 15 and 16, 2020, the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania awarded graduation certificates to the 47 students of the U.S. Embassy's English 'Access' Microscholarship Program in Tanga (13 female and 12 …
Read MoreMinisters seek to Reinforce Drive to Cut Libya Arms Supplies
MUNICH, GERMANY - Foreign ministers and other top officials from about a dozen countries gathered Sunday in Germany to keep up the push for peace in Libya after countries with interests in …
Read MoreUS Hails Senegal as ‘Anchor of Democracy’ in West Africa
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Senegal, where he will hold talks with President Macky Sall focused on strengthening security ties and promoting deeper economic cooperation.
The U.S. officially recognized Senegal …
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