By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Amidst escalating turmoil in Haiti, a recent exodus of U.S. citizens fleeing the violence underscores broader concerns about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Caribbean nation. As conflict rages on in regions like the Middle East and Eastern Europe, voices like Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president of the […]
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South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave
By Deng Machol, The Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government is closing down all schools starting March 18 as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar […]
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Vaughan Gething elected as U.K.’s first Black government leader
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on March 16, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government. Gething, the son of a Welsh father and a Zambian mother, will be the first Black leader of a government in […]
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Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home
Haitian politicians are seeking new alliances to lead the country out of the gang violence that has closed the main airport and prevented Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home, while the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has asked Henry to move forward on a political process that will lead to the establishment of a presidential transitional council.
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As Congo seeks to expand drilling, some communities worry pollution will worsen
By Sam Mednick, The Associated Press MOANDA, Congo (AP) — The oil drills that loom down the road from Adore Ngaka’s home remind him daily of everything he’s lost. The extraction in his village in western Congo has polluted the soil, withered his crops and forced the family to burn through savings to survive, he […]
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Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
By Evens Sanon and Pierre-Richard Luxama, The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead March 3. The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward […]
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West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for dialogue to resolve tensions
By Chinedu Asadu The Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Feb. 24 that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year’s coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led […]
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Nigeria’s currency has fallen to a record low as inflation surges. How did things get so bad?
By Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are facing one of the West African nation’s worst economic crises in years triggered by surging inflation, the result of monetary policies that have pushed the currency to an all-time low against the dollar. The situation has provoked anger and protests across the country. […]
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Kenya’s leader wants a paved road through forest. Scientists worry about impact on ecosystem
By Carlos MureithiThe Associated Press ABERDARE RANGE, Kenya (AP) — In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their branches and feathery lichen attached to their barks. Numerous streams and rivers flow between them, plunging over steep waterfalls. Buffaloes, […]
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South African presidential nominee, Mmusi Maimane, visits U.S. to “build international solidarity”
By Ashleigh FieldsAFRO Assistant Editorafields@afro.com South African citizens are bracing for a new wave of change as a cluster of political parties emerge ahead of election day, set for 90 days after the country’s current Parliament session comes to a close in May. Presidential candidates hope to overturn the incumbent African National Congress (ANC) in […]
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Biden honors Black troops killed in Jordan as remains arrive home
By Seung Min KimThe Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — Standing solemnly under gray skies, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on Feb. 2 to witness the return of three American service members killed in last weekend’s drone attack in Jordan. It’s […]
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Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment
By Dánica Coto and Evens SanonThe Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. Many callers wondered and demanded: What’s next? Few know. Uncertainty and […]