GOMA, Congo—Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo unleashed lava that destroyed more than 500 homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of 2 million had been mostly spared after the volcano erupted at night and sent thousands fleeing in panic. Authorities said at least five people had died in a road crash…
Congo Volcano Leaves Death and Smoking Wreckage, but Major City Spared
GOMA—A smoking trail of lava from a volcanic eruption covered hundreds of houses in eastern Congo on Sunday, leaving residents to pick gingerly through the wreckage for belongings and loved ones, though the flow halted just short of the city of Goma. Goma was thrown into panic on Saturday evening as Mount Nyiragongo, one of…
China’s Iron Ore Diversification Could Hit Australian Economy
May 21, 2021
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Analysis China’s plan to diversify iron ore supply could see Australia’s mining-dependent economy take a toll or force the nation to sell its abundant supply elsewhere. The move comes amid a campaign of economic coercion by Beijing which has imposed trade sanctions on Australian coal, wine, barley, beef, lobster, timber, cotton, and potentially grapes. Despite…
Boko Haram Terror Leader Dead by Suicide Blast
Abubakar Shekau, terror mastermind of Africa’s longest running Islamic State affiliate known as Boko Haram, is dead, The Epoch Times has learned. Although Nigerian military have not issued a statement, Shekau’s death by suicide blast late Wednesday evening was reported to The Epoch Times Thursday by David Otto, a defense consultant with sources in the…
China’s $55 Million Harbor Project in Sierra Leone Meets Strong Resistance
May 21, 2021
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The government of Sierra Leone has signed a controversial $55 million deal with the Chinese communist regime to allow it to build an industrial fishing harbor on 250 acres of its beach and protected rainforest. The west African country had previously signed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with China, which has been criticized by…
Morocco Blames Spain for Spat, Says Weather Caused Migrant Crisis
RABAT—Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Thursday blamed Spain for the diplomatic spat between the two countries and said mass migrant crossings from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week were due to the weather and tired border guards. Morocco had appeared to loosen its border controls with Ceuta on Monday as thousands…
Spain: Stream of Migrants Stops as Morocco Beefs up Security
CEUTA, Spain—Authorities in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave at the center of a humanitarian crisis and a diplomatic dispute between Morocco and Spain, said Thursday that no migrants crossed overnight into the city after security forces in the neighboring north African kingdom tightened the shared border. Security forces clashed well into the night with dozens of…
Boko Haram Terrorists Merge With Bandits in Nigeria
Both the Islamic-state linked insurgency known as Boko Haram and the Ansaru terror group have merged with bandit gangs in Nigeria’s northern states close to the nation’s capital, The Epoch Times has learned. This alliance threatens to worsen the violence afflicting this African nation. Cooperation between bandits and Boko Haram terrorists in the state of…
Spain Speeds up Ceuta Expulsions After Migrant Tide From Morocco Ebbs
CEUTA, Spain—Spanish authorities carried out mass expulsions of migrants on Wednesday from its North African enclave of Ceuta after thousands crossed from Morocco, as the tide of humanity swimming around the border fence turned into a trickle. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said as many as 4,800 of the more than 8,000 who entered Ceuta during…
At Least 57 Migrants Drown in Shipwreck Off Tunisia
TUNIS—At least 57 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy and 33 were rescued, humanitarian organisation Tunisian Red Crescent said on Tuesday. In recent weeks, drowning incidents have occurred off the Tunisian coast, with an increase in the frequency of trips to Europe from…
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