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May 29

Uganda’s new anti-gay legislation includes death sentence in some cases

By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press

This version doesn't criminalize those who identify as LGBTQ, still prescribes the death penalty for cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV, as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people.

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May 23

WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Russia extends arrest of U.S. journalist by 3 months

By Associated Press

Gershkovich, a 31-year-old American citizen, was ordered held until Aug. 30. He had been arrested in March on espionage charges on a reporting trip in Russia. He, his employer and the U.S. government have denied the charges.

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May 21

Kyiv, Moscow to separately host African leaders to discuss grain, fertilizer exports amid war

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press

A delegation of six African leaders set to hold talks with Kyiv and Moscow aim to “initiate a peace process," but also broach the thorny issue of how a heavily-sanctioned Russia can be paid for the fertilizer exports Africa desperately needs.

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Apr 15

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Journalists retrace fateful journey of group of 43 African migrants lost at sea

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

A new AP investigation highlights the desperate and sometimes deadly journey many African migrants are taking across the Atlantic in search of a better life in Europe. The reporting centers on a boat that drifted thousands of miles off-course from…

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Apr 01

In Zambia, Vice President Harris visits farm with climate change innovation in mind

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia's capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in an age of…

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Mar 31

Vice President Harris visits site of grandfather’s old home in Zambia

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Harris paused Friday during a whirlwind diplomatic swing through Africa for something much more personal: A visit to the site of her maternal grandfather's home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian public servant in the 1960s.

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Mar 29

Vice President Harris aims to reframe U.S. views on Africa, foster partnership

By Chris Megerian, Francis Kokutse, Associated Press

During her visit to Ghana, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced more than $1 billion in public and private money for women's economic empowerment in Africa.

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Mar 28

Vice President Harris confronts painful past, envisions future during visit to Africa

By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Harris on Tuesday stepped through the black doors of a colonial-era seaside fort and down into the dungeons, touring a site where millions of enslaved Africans were held captive before they were loaded onto ships bound for the Americas.

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Mar 26

Kamala Harris arrives in Ghana, kicking off weeklong Africa visit to bolster relations

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Ghana is one of the continent's most stable democracies, but Harris is arriving at a time of severe challenges for the West African nation.

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Mar 13

Cyclone Freddy claims more lives as it slams Malawi, Mozambique

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Vitus-Gregory Gondwe, Associated Press

An unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed at least 56 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time on Saturday night, authorities in both countries have confirmed.

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