AFRICA

Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference said they canceled it days...

Taiwan’s president lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said he arrived in the African nation of Eswatini on Saturday, days after his government was...

Tunisia expands crackdown by suspending historic rights organisation

Authorities in Tunisia have announced a one-month suspension of the Tunisian League for Human Rights, one of the oldest human rights organisations in Africa...

EU offers €235 million in humanitarian aid for West and Central Africa

The European Commission has announced a commitment of €235 million in humanitarian assistance to support the most vulnerable populations in West and Central Africa....

Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people

By NICOLE WINFIELD and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Pope Leo XIV challenged Angola’s leaders to break the "cycle of interests” that...

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