November 26, 2021 Omicron COVID-19 variant: US to limit travel from 8 southern Africa countries The United States will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries starting Monday over concerns of the "heavily mutated" COVID-19 omicron variant, senior administration officials said.
November 24, 2021 Ethiopia prime minister throws himself on front lines as civil war escalates Ethiopia’s prime minister has thrown himself onto the front lines as violence nears the capital city of Addis Ababa, the government announced Wednesday.
November 19, 2021 Federal religious freedom panel 'appalled' at Biden admin for removing Nigeria from watchlist The top federal religious freedom advisory panel on Wednesday condemned the Biden administration for removing Nigeria from the U.S. State Department’s list of countries of particular concern (CPC).
November 16, 2021 2 explosions rock Uganda's capital, Kampala, killing 3 Two explosions rocked Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Tuesday, killing at least three civilians in what police described as a coordinated extremist attack carried out by those opposed to the government.
November 14, 2021 Qaddafi's son announces candidacy for president of Libya The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi announced Sunday his candidacy for the country's presidential election next month, Libya's election agency said.
November 11, 2021 F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid president, dead at 85 F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa’s last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country’s White minority rule, has died at the age of 85.
November 10, 2021 WHO: Coronavirus cases falling everywhere but one notable Western region The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that cases have risen across the continent.
November 6, 2021 Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone, killing at least 98 An oil tanker truck exploded near Sierra Leone's capital, killing at least 98 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel
November 6, 2021 Sierra Leone oil tanker explodes; scores feared dead Scores of people were feared dead near Sierra Leone’s capital after an oil tanker exploded at a gas station while large crowds had gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said.
November 3, 2021 Thousands victimized by sexual violence as war in northern Ethiopia persists EXCLUSIVE: Four months after the Ethiopian government called a cease-fire, violence still reigns across northern Ethiopia, leaving thousands of women and girls victimized by sexual violence.Â