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To date, there have been 3,100 confirmed cases of the strain, mostly centered in three central African countries.

The toll is far higher than than the 20,000 confirmed deaths reported by the World Health Organization and other aid agencies.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the two men abused their positions in Somalia’s government over their roles in the journalist’s kidnapping.

The new prime minister Navin Ramgoolam, 77, has said that he will dismantle the country’s ’spying system so that Mauritians will be free to talk.’

Only seven incidents were reported during the 2018–2021 period.

The steeplechaser was stabbed to death on New Year’s Eve 2023 in Eldoret, western Kenya, a city where many top athletes live.

The foreign secretary appeared to row back from his previous support for monetary reparations on a visit to Nigeria, but left door open for non-finance deals.

More than 99 percent of deaths from the disease were reported in Central Africa.

If Washington fails to prioritize strategically important continent, US could be isolated from supplies essential to its prosperity, say analysts.

South Africa demands Taiwan move its diplomatic office out of Pretoria as China ratchets up pressure on partners to isolate Taiwan, a key U.S. ally.

After eight months in detention, U.S. citizen Tigran Gambaryan was released on medical grounds to get treatment in the United States.

Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it has protested South Africa’s request while preparing for the ‘worst-case scenario.’

South Africa rejected the accusation that it was bowing to pressure from Beijing while Taipei is mulling reciprocal moves.

Analysts say the increasing visits by Chinese and Russian warships and warplanes indicate that South Africa is moving closer to America’s geopolitical enemies.