#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.27.2025 Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, killing at least 5. The submarine, carrying 45 Russian tourists, sank about a half-mile off the coast of Egypt.
#Africa × #Russia #Europe #Egypt
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.27.2025 South Sudan’s president arrests VP, opposition says, risking imminent war. President Salva Kiir ordered the arrest of Riek Machar, the opposition said, imperiling a 2018 peace deal. Several embassies urged their citizens to leave the country.
#Politics #Sudan #Africa × #USA #North America #South Sudan
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.26.2025 Sudan’s military says it seized control of capital city from paramilitary. There was no immediate comment from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, but footage published on social media showed its fighters streaming out of Khartoum.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.24.2025 Trump’s global funding cuts leave a void in Africa for rivals to exploit. America’s vanishing presence in Africa has upended critical programs, severed relationships and left a vacuum that Russia and China will look to capitalize on.
#China #Africa × #Russia #Europe #Asia
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.24.2025 Column | Sudan’s bloody civil war may be reaching a turning point. International diplomacy has failed to bring an end to the war in one of Africa’s largest countries, but recent events suggest a shift in battlefield fortunes.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.21.2025 Sudan’s military says it has retaken presidential palace from rebels. The military’s seizure of the Republican Palace in Khartoum is considered a significant symbolic victory, two years into Sudan’s devastating civil war.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.21.2025 Arab mediators rush to salvage Gaza ceasefire as Israel restarts war. Egypt and Qatar are pushing for an emergency truce, as the Palestinian death toll from renewed Israeli strikes soared past 500 according to health officials.
#Health #Africa × #Palestine #Asia #Egypt #Israel #Qatar
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.19.2025 Unearthed Klimt painting, first dismissed, now on sale for $16 million. Gustav Klimt’s portrait of an African prince, painted when his people were displayed in a “human zoo,” was first dismissed because it didn’t “look like a Klimt.”
#Africa × #Austria #Europe
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.17.2025 Column | Why South Africa is in Trump’s crosshairs. Trump has turned sharply against South Africa in recent weeks. Some onlookers think the primary audience is nativist Trump supporters at home.
#Politics #Africa × #South Africa #USA #North America
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.15.2025 Rubio says South African ambassador to U.S. ‘no longer welcome’. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called South Africa’s U.S. ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, “a race-baiting politician who hates America” and declared him persona non grata.
#Politics #Africa × #South America #South Africa #USA #North America #Americas #politician
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.12.2025 U.N. humanitarian affairs chief issues warning about U.S. funding cuts. With crises from Sudan to Gaza, the United Nations is estimating that it will not be able to help some 200 million people in desperate need of humanitarian aid this year.
#Business #Sudan #director #Africa × #USA #North America
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.11.2025 Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are leading a campaign of terror in Mali. Fighting alongside Malian soldiers, Wagner mercenaries have massacred civilians and burned their villages in northern Mali, fueling a fast-growing refugee crisis.
#Africa × #Russia #Europe #Mali
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.09.2025 Athol Fugard, trenchant South African playwright, dies at 92. For works such as “Master Harold’ . . . and the Boys” and “Boesman and Lena,” he was dubbed the “conscience of South Africa.”
#Africa × #South Africa
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.07.2025 A Turkish arms firm helped fuel Sudan’s brutal civil war, records show. A trove of documents and communications provided to The Post reveals how a Turkish company covertly funneled weapons to the Sudanese army.
#Sudan #Africa × #Turkey #Asia
#washingtonpost.com. × #Mar.04.2025 Arab leaders meet in Cairo for high-stakes summit on Gaza reconstruction. Heads of state and top officials from the 22-member League of Arab States will vote on an Egyptian proposal for a phased reconstruction plan for Gaza.
#Politics #Africa × #USA #North America #Arab League #Egypt
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.27.2025 ‘White genocide’ in South Africa is not real, court rules in estate case. The ruling blocked a bequest to help fund a reputed white-supremacist group and comes after claims by President Trump that White landowners there face discrimination.
#Africa × #South Africa
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.25.2025 ‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo. World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after reportedly eating a bat carcass.
#Health #Africa × #World Health Organization #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.20.2025 Ancient pharaoh’s tomb unearthed in Egypt, first since Tutankhamun’s in 1922. The tomb of Thutmose II, who ruled about 3,500 years ago, was discovered by an Egyptian-British team near the Valley of the Kings.
#United Kingdom #Africa × #Europe #Egypt
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.19.2025 The Russian mercenary. Soldiers from the Wagner Group have helped Vladimir Putin advance his aim of restoring Russian power in Africa. But on the ground, they’ve learned hard lessons.
#Politics #Africa × #Russia #Europe #Vladimir Putin
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.19.2025 The American soldier. At a time when Africa is convulsed by various threats and American interests could be at risk, United States influence is in retreat.
#Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.19.2025 The militia commander. The advancing tide of Islamist extremism has prompted the rise of pro-government militias. The result has been a vicious cycle of escalating violence.
#Islamic #Religious #Africa ×
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.19.2025 The coup leader. As many Africans sour on the West, a new generation of military officers are seizing power, vowing to build strong and sovereign nations. But at what cost?
#Africa × #Americas
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.19.2025 How we reported these stories. Washington Post journalists faced numerous challenges in reporting from the Sahel region of Africa, including hostility from locals and restrictions on access.
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#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.19.2025 The defiant broadcaster. Military strongmen have silenced their critics and muzzled the media, threatening, arresting and exiling those who speak out for democracy. A few still dare.
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