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.
World Sep 01 A Chinese mining company is accused of covering up the extent of a major toxic spill in Zambia The spill happened in February when part of a dam that held waste from the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine collapsed.
Politics Aug 28 What to know about the Trump administration’s plan to deport migrants to Africa The Trump administration has deported more migrants from the United States as it expands its program to send people to countries they have no ties with.
Politics Aug 05 Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S. after a previous migrant deal with the UK collapsed The U.S. is seeking more deals with African countries to deport people they say entered the country illegally.