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Africa’s junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands from the junta-led countries in Africa’s Sahel region gathered this week in the Nigerien capital of Niamey, with music and cultural displays, to condemn what they called the West's imperialist agenda and to drive support for their military regimes. ...
Senegal's ruling party secures majority in parliament, paving the way for ambitious reforms
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s ruling party, PASTEF, secured a resounding victory in the country's legislative elections, winning 130 of 165 seats, according to provisional results announced Thursday by the national vote counting commission. The win grants newly elected...
Archbishop of Canterbury will end official duties in early January amid sex abuse scandal
LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, will wrap up his official duties in early January amid an abuse scandal in the Church of England, his office said Wednesday. Welby resigned last week after an investigation found...
UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. ...
Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion 'gag rule' governing US aid
EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a tent pitched in a poor settlement on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. The outreach clinic in Epworth provides Moyo with her best shot...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Washington Post on a way forward for student loan relief Many Democrats thought President Joe Biden’s efforts to forgive vast swaths of student debt would...
US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. The person had traveled to eastern Africa and was treated in Northern California upon return, according to the California Department...
Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there's no choice
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — After years of serving as Mali's minister of the environment, Aida M'bo now spends her time planting trees in a fight that many in the arid West African country acknowledge they are losing. “Deforestation is an important issue in Mali,” she said, standing in...
Church of England must do more to combat abuse, bishop says after Archbishop of Canterbury resigns
LONDON (AP) — The only Church of England bishop to publicly demand the resignation of former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said Wednesday that his departure wasn't enough to solve the church’s “profound failure” in safeguarding vulnerable people or ease the trauma suffered by...
In Africa, meager expectations and some hopes for a second Trump presidency
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — African leaders may have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, professing a desire for mutually beneficial partnerships, but there are meager expectations that his presidency will change things for this continent of over 1.4 billion people. ...
