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November 18, 2023
Joseph Boakai Set for Liberia's Presidency

78-year-old Liberian politician Joseph Boakai is set to become the nation's next president after narrowly defeating the incumbent George Weah in a run-off.
November 18, 2023
Tanzanian Authority: 1 Citizen Dead, Other Missing Amid Israel-Hamas War

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said a citizen of the East African nation that was missing since the October 7 raid by Hamas on southern Israel has been confirmed dead while a second remains unaccounted for.
November 17, 2023
Russia Says First Grain Shipment Headed to Burkina Faso, Somalia

MOSCOW — Russia's agriculture minister said on Friday that Moscow had begun free shipments of grain totalling up to 200,000 tonnes to six African countries, as promised by President Vladimir Putin in July.
November 17, 2023
Preliminary Election Results Show Madagascar's President in Early Lead

ANTANANARIVO — Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina took a predictably commanding early lead on Friday in his bid for re-election in a vote marked by low turnout and an opposition boycott, preliminary results showed.
November 17, 2023
Ukraine's Food Exports to Asia, Africa Fall Due to Blocked Seaports

Ukraine has sharply reduced its exports of farm goods to Asian and African countries so far this year because of blocked seaports in the Black Sea, which has traditionally been the main export route, according to the agricultural business association UCAB.
November 16, 2023
Gaza Hospital: Medics Fear for Patients, Israel Says Hamas Tunnel Shaft Found

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Palestinian medics said on Thursday they are increasingly afraid for the lives of hundreds of patients and medical staff at Gaza's biggest hospital, cut off from all links to the outside world for more than a day after Israeli forces entered.
November 16, 2023
South Africa Misses Out on Cricket World Cup Final

Kolkata, India — South Africa's Proteas on Thursday lost by three wickets in their second semi-final match of the cricket World Cup against five-time champions Australia.
November 16, 2023
Zimbabwe Targets $1 Billion in Horticulture Exports by 2030

Zimbabwe's horticultural sector, ravaged by violent land seizures 20 years ago, is recovering thanks to increased investment and is targeting $1 billion in exports by 2030, an industry body said on Thursday.
November 16, 2023
WHO: Security, Logistical Constraints Limit Gaza Hospital Evacuations

CAIRO, EGYPT — A senior World Health Organization official on Thursday said the United Nations is looking for ways to evacuate patients from Al- Shifa hospital in Gaza but options are limited due to security and logistical constraints.
November 15, 2023
Israeli Military Says Command Center Found at Al-Shifa Hospital

GAZA - Israeli troops found a commandcenter and weapons and combat gear belonging to Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza's biggest hospital on Wednesday, Israel's military said, in a campaign that stoked global alarm over the fate of civilians inside.
November 15, 2023
Ghana President Calls for Slavery Reparations at Accra Conference

ACCRA —Financial reparations are long overdue to Africans and the diaspora as compensation for the enslavement of people of African descent, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday on the first day of a conference on how to address such historical injustices.
November 15, 2023
USAID to Resume Food Aid to Ethiopia

WASHINGTON — Washington will resume food aid for people across Ethiopia next month, after assistance was paused earlier this year, following implementation of comprehensive reforms, according to a U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
November 14, 2023
Trump Promises to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration if Re-elected

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, has promised to crack down on illegal immigration and restrict legal immigration if elected to a second term in office.
November 14, 2023
Israeli Hostage Families Ask for Support from Women's Groups

TEL AVIV - Dozens of the hostages captured by Hamas gunmen during their Oct. 7 rampage through southern Israel are women and girls of all ages, from toddlers to the elderly.
November 14, 2023
Abducted Opposition Activist Found Dead in Zimbabwe

HARARE — A Zimbabwean opposition activist has been found dead after he was abducted on Saturday during a political campaign just outside Harare, the Citizens Coalition for Change, CCC party said late on Monday, the second abduction in weeks of an opposition party member.
November 14, 2023
Congo Electoral Commission Announces Readiness for Polls

KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission on Monday said it was ready to provide fair and credible polls next month despite a spiralling security crisis in the east and concerns about transparency in the run-up to the Dec. 20 general election.
November 13, 2023
Ethiopia Rebels Announce Peace Talks in Tanzania

ADIS ABABA —Rebels from Ethiopia's Oromiya region said on Monday they were in Tanzania for a second round of talks with the Ethiopian government to try to end decades of fighting.
November 13, 2023
Islamist Militants Tie Up, Kill 19 Congolese

BENI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — Islamist militants tied up at least 19 villagers and killed them with machetes and other weapons in a raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late on Sunday, a civil society leader said.
November 13, 2023
Kenya Urges Progress in Talks to Limit Global Plastics Pollution

NAIROBI —Negotiators working on the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution need to hurry up and strike a deal, Kenya's President William Ruto said on Monday at the start of talks in Nairobi.
November 13, 2023
UNRWA: Fuel Depot in Gaza Has Run Dry

GENEVA — The U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's fuel depot in Gaza has run dry and within a few days UNRWA will no longer be able to resupply hospitals, remove sewage and provide drinking water, its chief said on Monday.

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