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AP PHOTOS: 2023 was marked by coups and a Moroccan earthquake on the African continent
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Reports of gunfire in the capital, followed by a television announcement that the president has been deposed by mutinous soldiers. The increasingly familiar storyline unfolded again this year in Africa — first in Niger and then in Gabon. The resurgence of...
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Nov. 24-30, 2023 Women demonstrate in Spain and Italy during the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Italy wins its first Davis Cup in nearly 50 years, in Spain. Rains pound East Africa, causing floods in Kenya. This gallery highlights some...
Biden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties, as Africa visit slips
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço in the Oval Office on Thursday as he seeks to reaffirm his commitment to Africa even as two wars consume much of his administration's foreign policy focus. The White House meeting...
Nigeria's leader presents a $34 billion spending plan that prioritizes the economy and security
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader on Wednesday presented a 27.5 trillion naira ($34.8 billion) spending plan for 2024 to federal lawmakers, with a focus on stabilizing Africa’s largest but ailing economy and tackling the nation's deadly security crisis. The primary...
Mali's government will probe Tuareg rebel leaders as crucial 2015 peace deal appears to crumble
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military government has announced an investigation into the Tuareg rebel leaders who signed a peace agreement in 2015 and now accuse the government of failing to comply with it, as experts worry that the deal crucial to establishing a measure of stability in the...
President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to skip the annual climate talks in Dubai this week, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from roughly 200 nations and the Vatican. He has attended twice before. The White House said it was sending a climate...
Why Finland is blaming Russia for a sudden influx of migrants on its eastern border
HELSINKI (AP) — When Finland joined NATO earlier this year, Russia threatened retaliation. Now, hundreds of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have appeared at Finland's border from Russia, seeking entry into the Nordic country. Finnish officials say the...
UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the 1st time as country sees a record outbreak
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak, a worrying development that African scientists warn could make it more difficult to stop the disease. In a...
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Nov. 17-23, 2023 Protests around the world continue as a four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas begins Friday morning. Pope Francis appears for his weekly audience. People in Prague celebrated the 34th anniversary of the pro-democratic Velvet Revolution that ended...
Longer droughts in Zimbabwe take a toll on wildlife and cause more frequent clashes with people
GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK, Zimbabwe (AP) — In a remote southeastern corner of Zimbabwe, people watched from cars or towers in an annual wildlife census, peering through binoculars at animals coming to drink at waterholes and jotting down notes, often by torchlight. Around 140...
