Tag: West Africa
The Latest: Virus infects Cambodians who went on UN mission
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia’s Health Ministry announced Friday it has confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus, all members of a Cambodian military...
Mali opposition rejects regional mediator’s unity govt idea
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Regional mediators put forth a plan Sunday that would require Mali's embattled president to form a unity government but some...
The Latest: India reimposes lockdown as cases near 1 million
NEW DELHI - India’s coronavirus caseload is approaching 1 million with a surge of 29,429 in the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to reimpose...
The Latest: 30 Mississippi legislators positive for virus
JACKSON, Miss. - At least 30 Mississippi legislators and 11 other people who work in the state Capitol are known to have tested positive...
The Latest: US announces new nursing home testing initiative
BATON ROUGE, La. - The Trump administration has announced plans to provide point of care coronavirus testing in nursing homes across the country to...
The Latest: South Africa exceeds UK in confirmed virus cases
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has surpassed the UK in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases. That’s according to a health ministry statement and data...
Defense: Alleged Timbuktu jihadi may be unfit for ICC trial
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Defense lawyers for an alleged Islamic extremist told International Criminal Court judges Tuesday that he is suffering from post-traumatic...
ICC trial starts for alleged jihadist crimes in Timbuktu
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The trial of an alleged Islamic extremist charged with policing a brutal Islamic regime in Timbuktu after al-Qaida linked...
American woman freed after being held captive in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - An American woman who was lured to Nigeria by a man she met on Facebook has been rescued after spending...
Burkina Faso’s volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists
KONGOUSSI, Burkina Faso (AP) - Armed only with a knife, Issa Tamboure was no match for gun-wielding jihadists who attacked his village in northern...