A U.S. official says the last American diplomats in Venezuela are at the country’s main airport, preparing to head home amid deteriorating ties between Washington and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
{FD} In South Africa, ousted president speaks his mind on Twitter
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{FD} South African police issue arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe
South African authorities issued an arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwe’s former leader who was accused of assaulting a woman in Johannesburg last year, South African police said Wednesday. Continue reading →
{FD} Remove or keep a statue? South Africa debates painful legacy
A hulking statue of a late 19th century white leader, with a cane and top hat, has been a flashpoint for cultural conflict in South Africa for years. Continue reading →
{FD} Angolan president talks to some of state’s toughest critics
Angolan President Joao Lourenco has met longtime critics of the government, generating some goodwill from activists who struggled to have their voices heard during the long rule of former leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Continue reading →
{FD} Power cuts hit South Africa, hurting economy
South Africa’s troubled power utility on Tuesday implemented power cuts nationwide, intensifying concern about growth in one of Africa’s biggest economies. Continue reading →
{FD} Africa wildlife films try to inspire amid poaching scourge
A documentary film about rhino poaching won awards at film festivals in Europe and the United States this year. Continue reading →
{FD} South American circus lions still unsettled in South Africa
The rescue of 33 lions from South American circuses and their 2016 transfer to a South African refuge was billed as a compassionate gesture, a return “home” after years of abuse and living in cages. Continue reading →
{FD} Saudi, Turkish prosecutors discuss Khashoggi killing
Top Saudi and Turkish prosecutors on Monday discussed the investigation into the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, a show of cooperation despite differences over which country should try 18 suspects who were detained in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading →
{FD} Turkey hosts summit to seek solutions to end war in Syria
The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany were gathering for a summit Saturday about Syria, hoping to lay the groundwork for eventual peace in a country devastated by years of war. Continue reading →
{FD} Turkey, where Saudi writer died, has culture of surveillance
One mystery surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul is the existence of purported audio recordings of his death. Continue reading →
{FD} Pik Botha, apartheid-era South African minister, dies at 86
Roelof “Pik” Botha, the last foreign minister of South Africa’s apartheid era and a contradictory figure who staunchly defended white minority rule but recognized that change was inevitable, died on Friday at age 86. Continue reading →
{FD} South African finance minister criticized after testimony
South Africa’s finance minister on Monday faced calls to resign after he acknowledged visiting the home of a business family linked to alleged corruption under former president Jacob Zuma. Continue reading →
{FD} Desmond Tutu spends 87th birthday in a Cape Town hospital
Former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu turned 87 years old in a hospital on Sunday, and birthday greetings poured in for the man once described by Nelson Mandela as “our voice of conscience.” Continue reading →
{FD} Sexual violence, a savage feature of conflict over centuries
Through the ages, sexual violence has been a savage feature of armed conflict, often systematically inflicted by combatants on girls and women in what the world today defines as a war crime. Continue reading →
{FD} HIV-positive mother donates liver to critically ill child
Doctors in South Africa say they transplanted part of a liver from a mother with HIV to her critically ill but HIV-negative child, concluding that the chance to save a life outweighed the risk of virus transmission. Continue reading →
{FD} Mandela: A life of soaring symbolism, now harnessed by UN
Nelson Mandela’s South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman — the “Long Walk to Freedom” of his autobiography title — is one of the 20th century’s great stories of struggle, sacrifice and reconciliatio… Continue reading →
{FD} In Mozambique, conservationists try to curb child marriage
Young girls take turns to read aloud under a tree in rural Mozambique, part of a project by Gorongosa National Park to educate them and keep them out of child marriage. Continue reading →
{FD} Botswana hits back at critics on anti-poaching policy
Botswana’s president says criticism of his government’s anti-poaching policy is “nothing but hysteria,” following reports that poachers are killing more elephants in a country with Africa’s biggest elephant population. Continue reading →
{FD} Dos Santos steps down as leader of Angola’s ruling party
The former president of Angola on Saturday said he made mistakes during his long rule but was holding his “head high” as he stepped down as leader of the ruling MPLA party. Continue reading →
