Former U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is endorsing an effort to jumpstart the economies of Africa through a bottom-up revolution of African entrepreneurs. That revolution involves countering China’s efforts to dominate the continent while articulating a Christian approach to Africa’s development. Pompeo gave the keynote speech on April 13 at a summit of CEOs…
Business, Political, and Faith Leaders Call for African Development, Countering China’s Belt and Road
Military Says That Chad’s President Killed on Battlefield
N’DJAMENA, Chad—Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the military announced on national television and radio. The military said that a transitional council will be led by Deby’s son, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. The stunning…
Fire on Cape Town’s Table Mountain Under Control, Smoldering
CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Firefighters in Cape Town finally brought a wildfire under control Monday after it swept across the slopes of the city’s famed Table Mountain, burning the university’s historic library and forcing the evacuation of some neighborhoods. The smoldering fire is being watched for flareups amid high winds and hot, dry conditions. City authorities…
Cape Town Fire Burns University Library, Students Evacuated
JOHANNESBURG—A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of students Sunday. Orange flames lit up the windows of the library that houses considerable archives and book collections while firefighters sprayed jets of water to douse the…
US Deports Woman Who Lied About Role in Rwandan Genocide
CONCORD, N.H. —A woman who served a 10-year sentence in U.S. prison for lying about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to obtain American citizenship, and then lost her bid for a new trial, has been deported to the East African nation and is likely to face prosecution there. Beatrice Munyenyezi, who a U.S….
Egypt Says 11 Killed in Train Crash North of Cairo
CAIRO—A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years. Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority said in a…
Patients Evacuated As Fire Blazes in Johannesburg Hospital
JOHANNESBURG—Nearly 700 patients are being evacuated Saturday from Johannesburg’s Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, where a fire blazed overnight through parts of the facility in South Africa’s largest city. No injuries or casualties have been reported. The fire has been contained but the hospital has been closed for seven days, said David Makhura, premier of Gauteng province…
Tunisian Divers Find Another Body From Migrant Boat; 22 Dead
TUNIS, Tunisia—Navy divers recovered another body on Saturday from a migrant boat that floundered and sunk off the coast of eastern Tunisia, bringing to 22 the number of known dead, including nine women and a baby, as police searched for the smuggler. An estimated 40 people were aboard the boat which sank Friday off the…
US Imposes Visa Curbs on Those Who Undermined Ugandan Elections
WASHINGTON/KAMPALA—The United States is imposing visa bans on Ugandan government officials accused of human rights violation and repressive acts that tainted the January election, putting pressure on longtime Western ally President Yoweri Museveni. The visa restrictions will apply to “those believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic process” during the Jan….
South Africa Halts J&J Vaccine Jabs; Europe Rollout Delayed
JOHANNESBURG—South Africa suspended giving Johnson & Johnson vaccine shots Tuesday as a “precautionary measure” and the company delayed its European vaccine rollout following an FDA decision to pause the jabs while very rare blood clot cases are examined. South Africa has given more than 289,000 doses of the J&J vaccine to the country’s health workers…
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