BAMAKO, Mali—Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita said he was unharmed after a man tried to stab him Tuesday at the Grand Mosque in the capital amid celebrations for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Goita, a special forces colonel who staged two coups within nine months to become the transitional leader, spoke to the West…
Violence in South Africa Occurs Amid Signs of Resilience: Analysts
News Analysis JOHANNESBURG—He didn’t have to say anything, the looter wearing black jeans, sneakers slippery with soda, and a sweat-and-dirt-stained white t-shirt. It was already shining in his eyes. But as he left the burning mall, he laughed. “For the first time in my life, I feel free,” he told The Epoch Times. He was 20, he said. So, he’d never known…
Guantanamo Inmate Sent to Home Country in Biden Policy Shift
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As Many as 17 Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Liberia
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Nigerian Women Protest Alleged Military Complicity With Terrorists
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13 Killed in Kenya Fuel Tanker Explosion
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Three Chinese, Two Mauritanians Kidnapped from Construction Site in Northern Mali
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Gunmen Kidnap Dozens of Villagers in Northwestern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—Gunmen abducted at least 60 people and killed one person in northwestern Nigeria after riding motorbikes into five villages and firing sporadically into the air, a police official and several residents said on Saturday. Nigeria is battling an increase in armed robberies and kidnappings for ransom, mainly in northwestern areas, where thinly stretched security…
Ethiopia’s Tigray Forces Say They Released 1,000 Captured Soldiers
OLBIA, Italy—Forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have released around 1,000 government soldiers captured during recent fighting, the head of its ruling party said, as both sides prepared for a showdown over contested land in the west of the region. Debretsion Gebremichael, leader of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters by satellite phone…
Chinese Businesses Targeted in South Africa Riots, Expert Says Beijing Might Be to Blame
July 16, 2021
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As civil unrest continues in South Africa, Chinese businesses have been targeted. One China observer believes that the anti-China sentiment could be fueled by the Chinese regime’s expanding global influence and human rights abuses. Violence broke out in the country after former President Jacob Zuma was given a 15-month jail term last week for contempt…
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