World Nov 23 G20 summit in South Africa ends with glaring U.S. absence after Trump’s boycott The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest and…
World Nov 21 Leaders arrive for historic G20 summit overshadowed by rift between South Africa and U.S. World leaders arrived Friday for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top of the global agenda. But the talks have been undermined by a rift between host South Africa and…
World Nov 20 U.S. now wants to reverse its boycott and join the G20 summit, South African president says The United States government has indicated that it has had a “change of mind” and wants to participate at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa in a reverse of its boycott, the South African president said Thursday.
World Nov 10 How Trump’s support for white South Africans led to a U.S. boycott of the G20 summit U.S. President Donald Trump says his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted.
World Oct 22 A Cuban man deported by the U.S. to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says The man, Roberto Mosquera del Peral, was among a group of migrants sent to Eswatini in mid-July as part of the Trump administration's expanding third-country deportation program. The program has been criticized by rights groups, who say it denies migrants…
World Oct 17 Army colonel who led lightning-fast coup in Madagascar sworn in as new president Col. Michael Randrianirina's ascent to the presidency came just three days after he announced that the armed forces were taking power in Madagascar, the Indian Ocean island of around 30 million people off Africa’s east coast.
World Oct 14 Madagascar military says it has taken control of government The military plans to form a council and appoint a prime minister to establish a civilian government.
World Oct 12 Madagascar’s president says attempted coup is underway Madagascar has been shaken by three weeks of the most significant unrest in years in the nation. The protests are led by a group calling itself "Gen Z Madagascar," and the United Nations says the demonstrations have left 22 people…
World Sep 29 ‘Violent response’ to youth-led protests in Madagascar leave at least 22 dead, U.N. says The United Nations’ human rights office says that violence surrounding youth-led anti-government protests in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar over the past several days has killed at least 22 people.
Nation Sep 02 3 deported by U.S. held in African prison despite completing sentences, lawyers say The U.S. Department of Homeland Security claims the three men are dangerous criminals, but lawyers argue they were released into the community after serving their sentences.