JOS, Nigeria—Traumatized citizens in Nigeria’s sprawling capital of Abuja are on the verge of a citizens’ revolt, according to a defense consultant who has worked for the Nigerian military. David Otto, a London-based military expert tells The Epoch Times that a series of stunning hammer blows by a coalition of jihadist insurgents and radicalized bandits…
Fears of Popular Coup as Terrorist Alliance Has Nigerian Capital Under Siege
Terrorists Kill 15 Soldiers, 3 Civilians in 2 Mali Attacks
BAMAKO—Radical Islamic terrorists killed 15 soldiers and three civilians during two separate attacks in southwest Mali on Wednesday, the army said in a statement. Six soldiers died and 25 were wounded when terrorists assaulted a military camp in Sonkolo, a rural commune in the south-central Segou region, more than 300 kilometers (186 miles)north of the…
Big Pink Diamond Discovered in Angola, Largest in 300 Years
JOHANNESBURG—A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years. Called the “Lulo Rose,” the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine, the mine’s owner, the Lucapa Diamond Company, announced Wednesday on its website. “Only one in 10,000…
Bus Plunges Into Kenyan River Valley, 34 People Dead: Reports
NAIROBI—Thirty-four people died in central Kenya when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, local media reported on Monday. The Daily Nation and Standard newspapers reported that the incident occurred on Sunday evening in Tharaka Nithi County, when the bus belonging to the Modern Coast company travelling from Meru to…
Amid Energy Crisis, South Africa Considers Rehiring White Engineers Fired After Apartheid
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—The worsening energy crisis in Africa’s second-largest economy has prompted the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to indicate it may re-employ some white electricity experts it fired roughly three decades ago. South Africa has endured frequent, widespread blackouts since 2008, when most of its old coal-driven power stations began failing. The crisis has…
Lavrov Offers Reassurance Over Russian Grain Supplies in Cairo Visit
July 25, 2022
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CAIRO—Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, amid uncertainty over a deal to resume Ukrainian exports from the Black Sea. Egypt is one of the world’s top wheat importers and last year bought about 80 percent of those imports from Russia and…
8 Cheetahs to Fly From Namibia to India For Attempt to Reintroduce Species Back Into Wilderness
India and Namibia have signed an agreement to relocate eight African cheetahs to India in the hopes of seeing wild cats establish themselves in the Asian nation, where Asiatic cheetahs have been declared extinct since 1952 due to over-hunting and habitat loss. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on July 20 to promote…
Plane Crash-Lands at Somalia Airport, All 30 Passengers Survived
MOGADISHU—A passenger plane crash-landed at an airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, with no deaths reported and all those on board—more than 30 passengers—rescued. Airport authorities said passengers and crew have disembarked from the Jubba Airways-operated plane, which was arriving on a domestic flight from the inland city of Baidoa. There was no reasons…
Methanol in Blood of Teens Who Died in South African Tavern
JOHANNESBURG—The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month. Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have…
US Says It Kills 2 Al Shabaab Terrorists in Somalia Airstrike
NAIROBI—The U.S. military said it had killed two fighters from the al Shabaab terrorist group in an airstrike in a remote part of Somalia’s southern Jubaland state on Sunday. The United States has been carrying out air strikes in Somalia to try to defeat al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise seeking to implement its interpretation…
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