An accord signed by G-20 foreign ministers on June 28 to stamp out the remnants of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and to halt the expanding terror of ISIS-related groups in the Sahel of Africa was greeted with dismay by prominent Nigerians. The Western powers missed an opportunity to identify the world’s fourth deadliest…
Egypt Ends Impounding of Ship That Got Stuck in Suez Canal
CAIRO—An Egyptian court on Tuesday lifted a three-month long judicial seizure of a hulking shipping vessel that had blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week earlier this year, paving the way for it to leave Egypt. Following the decision by the court in the city of Ismailia, the Ever Given would be allowed to…
Some 150 Students Missing After Gunmen Raid Nigerian School
BAUCHI/KADUNA, Nigeria—About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, a parent and an administrator said on Monday, and police said they were in hot pursuit alongside military personnel. The attack on the Bethel Baptist High School is the 10th mass school kidnapping since December in northwest Nigeria,…
South Africa’s Ex-President Zuma Says He’ll Appeal Jail Term
NKANDLA, South Africa—Ignoring efforts to defuse a tense standoff, former South African President Jacob Zuma told hundreds of supporters gathered outside his rural estate that he is appealing his 15-month prison sentence and impending arrest by police. South Africa’s top court, the Constitutional Court, last week sentenced Zuma to prison for defying a court order…
Suez Canal Says Deal Reached to Free Seized Vessel
CAIRO—The Suez Canal Authority on Sunday said it has reached an agreement to settle a financial dispute with the owners of a hulking container ship that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week earlier this year. The authority did not reveal details on the settlement deal with the Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., the Japanese…
At Least 43 Migrants Drown in Shipwreck Off Tunisia, Red Crescent Says
TUNIS—At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent told Reuters on Saturday. The boat had set off from Zuwara, on Libya’s northwest coast, carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and Bangladesh, the humanitarian…
At Least 10 Killed in Overnight Attack on Eastern Congo City of Beni
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—At least 10 people were killed overnight in a raid on the city of Beni in eastern Congo, witnesses said, and a civil society group and a monitoring body said Islamist terrorists were suspected of being behind the attack. Residents said a group of attackers had set several houses on fire…
US Calls on Russia to Stop Central Africa Violence
UNITED NATIONS—The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called on Russia on Wednesday to stop violence by “mercenaries working as an arm of Russia’s Ministry of Defense” in the Central African Republic (CAR) and hold accountable those responsible. U.N. sanctions monitors reported to the Security Council that Russian military instructors and CAR troops targeted civilians…
Chinese-Linked Miner in Pole Position for African Iron Ore Project
July 1, 2021
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Beijing’s attempts to pivot their iron ore supply chains away from Australia to Africa appear to be taking shape with the signing of a major deal that will likely grant a Chinese-linked mining firm AustSino access to the massive Mbalam-Nabeba Iron Ore project. The deal comes seven months after Australian and British mining firms were…
Former South African Leader Zuma Sentenced to 15 Months in Jail
JOHANNESBURG—South Africa’s highest court sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail on Tuesday for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry, and gave him five days to appear before police. Zuma failed to appear at the inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in February, and the inquiry’s lawyers approached the…
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