August 2, 2019 US pastor accused of being 'Jesus imposter' after visit to Africa goes viral What was supposed to be an American pastor pretending to be Jesus ended up stirring controversy in Africa, where the clergyman was accused of being an “imposter” and a “fake.”
August 1, 2019 Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo after closing it for several hours following Ebola deaths Rwanda has closed part of its border with DR Congo, a drastic step that comes after two people have died in a border city in the past month.
August 1, 2019 US paying $475G toward border wall -- in Zimbabwe: report The United States is spending $475,000 to build a border wall in southern Africa, according to a report..
August 1, 2019 Cambridge student, 19, jumps to death from plane: report A Cambridge University student broke open the door of a plane and leapt to her death while on a trip to Madagascar.
July 30, 2019 Ethiopia plants world-record 350 million trees in 12 hours, officials say Ethiopia planted more than 350 million trees in 12 hours on Monday in what officials believe is a world record-setting effort to combat climate change and rapid deforestation.
July 30, 2019 Suspected Boko Haram extremists killed at least 65 at Nigeria funeral, officials say Suspected Boko Haram extremists killed at least 65 people over the weekend in an attack on villagers gathered at a funeral in Nigeria, a local official said Sunday.
July 28, 2019 Congress probing taxpayer-funded wildlife group over atrocities in Africa Lawmakers on the House Committee on Natural Resources are investigating reports that rangers supported by a federally funded environmental and animal rights group committed gruesome crimes inside a national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
July 27, 2019 Pelosi, Omar, other members of Congress to visit Ghana, US Army Africa headquarters in Italy House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a congressional delegation to Ghana and the U.S. Army Africa headquarters in Italy at this end of this month to honor the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans landing in America.
July 26, 2019 Women plastic surgeons in Africa leading charge against most underreported health epidemic impacting males A dedicated group of female doctors are determined to buck the mortality trend by becoming leading plastic surgeons.
July 26, 2019 Libya’s coast guard recovers dozens of bodies of migrants; 'worst Mediterranean tragedy' this year Libya’s coast guard recovered dozens of bodies of Europe-bound migrants on Friday, a day after roughly 150 people went missing when their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea; this is described as “the worst Mediterranean tragedy” of this year.