President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, reviving an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States. The ban, which goes into effect on Monday, bars travel to the United States by citizens of … Read more
Former President Edgar Lungu of Zambia died on Thursday at a medical center in South Africa, where he was receiving treatment, his political party, the Patriotic Front, and his daughter announced. He was 68. In a video posted on the party’s Facebook page, Tasila Lungu Mwansa said her father “had been under medical supervision in … Read more
Why Trump Is Trying to Send Deportees to South Sudan
When Africans woke up to the news this week that seven of the 12 countries on President Trump’s new travel ban list were African nations, the response, for many, was a mix of resignation and anger. Resignation because several African nations were previously banned during Mr. Trump’s first term, including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. … Read more
When students in Africa pine for an education overseas, the United States is often not top of mind. For many, it is China. The Trump administration’s recent tightening of visas for international students has raised fears that the United States could lose its status as a top destination for higher education. But for tens of … Read more
Images from Los Angeles this week of demonstrators throwing rocks and police officers spraying tear gas mirror scenes of other recent confrontations between protesters and the authorities from around the world. Los Angeles has been convulsed by public outrage since the Trump administration launched a series of immigration raids on Friday. In response to the … Read more
Three American citizens who had been sentenced to death over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sent back to the United States on Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for the Congolese presidency. Ga6789 The American men were among 37 people sentenced to death seven months ago for participating in a … Read more
According to my pathetic map, I should have been close to the royal palace. But nothing in Casablanca’s bustling Mers Sultan quarter, where trams rumble past shoe stores and cafes, looked remotely palatial. I tried one street, then the next. Finally, I approached some teenage girls in jeans and head scarves downing Diet Cokes outside … Read more
Dana Mroueh, a small-business owner in Ivory Coast, was negotiating to introduce her organic chocolate bars into stores in New York and Washington when President Trump announced new tariffs on all U.S. imports last week. Ivory Coast is the world’s biggest cocoa producer, and the United States is the world’s largest consumer of chocolate, though … Read more
Devastating Floods Hit Congo’s Capital, Leaving Dozens Dead