NEW YORK :IFAF will hold its first African Flag Football Championships in June, executives have told Reuters, expanding the continental championships at a critical moment […]
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Military Leader Wins Presidential Election in Gabon
[] Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema has won the presidential election in the Central African nation of Gabon, according to provisional results, cementing the military officer’s […]
Opinion | Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.
The migration of the Painted Lady butterfly The Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) undertakes the longest known butterfly migration — an annual, multigenerational journey between […]
How Trump Offers This African Territory Its ‘Biggest Opportunity’
[] The Cold War-era airstrip, its asphalt gleaming in the sunlight, stretched toward the coastline on the Horn of Africa. A few miles away, dock […]
Penguin causes helicopter crash on Bird Island near South Africa; pilot accused of violating flight regulations
JOHANNESBURG: A box carrying an ailing penguin caused a helicopter crash off South Africa, aviation authorities said, prompting jokes on social media on Friday (Apr […]
U.S. Tariffs Hobble African Cocoa Industry and Chocolate Makers
[] Dana Mroueh, a small-business owner in Ivory Coast, was negotiating to introduce her organic chocolate bars into stores in New York and Washington when […]
Who Will Care for Infants With H.I.V. Overseas?
[] The Trump administration has dismissed the few remaining health officials who oversaw care for some of the world’s most vulnerable people: more than 500,000 […]
Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
[] The nation that the Trump administration slapped with the heftiest tariff this week is a small, rural, landlocked country in southern Africa that is […]
Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
The nation that the Trump administration slapped with the heftiest tariff this week is a small, rural, landlocked country in southern Africa that is among […]
She Accused the Senate President of Harassment. The Backlash Was Swift.
[] When Nigeria’s third most powerful politician was accused of sexual harassment on national television this year, a fierce backlash ensued — against his accuser. […]