Tag: Central Africa

Woman: Missouri lawmaker told her to deny allegations

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A former Missouri police officer campaigning for a state House seat last year repeatedly told a woman to deny that...

Pirates’ Hayes misses 1B on homer, Dodgers beat Bucs 5-3

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PITTSBURGH — Ke’Bryan Hayes hastily missed first base and was called out after hitting a first-inning homer, sending Walker Buehler on his way to...

Thousands return home in east Congo after volcano eruption

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GOMA, Congo — Thousands of people are returning to Goma and a surrounding region in eastern Congo hoping to find their homes still intact...

UN strongly condemns violations in Central African Republic

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Central African Republic...

France freezes military ties with Central African Republic

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PARIS — France has suspended military operations with Central African Republic, accusing its government of failing to respect political opposition and failing to stop...

Iran and CAR lose voting rights in UN General Assembly

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UNITED NATIONS — Iran and the Central African Republic are in arrears on paying their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and will...

49 people killed in attacks on eastern Congo villages

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KINSHASA, Congo — Armed attacks on two different villages overnight in Congo’s eastern Ituri province killed at least 49 people, local government officials said...

Residents search for dead killed by Congo’s volcano eruption

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KINSHASA, Congo — Residents searched for missing loved ones amid their destroyed homes on the outskirts of Congo’s eastern city of Goma Monday, where...

Congo volcano’s lava flows short of regional capital

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GOMA, Congo — Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo unleashed lava that destroyed homes on the outskirts of Goma, but witnesses said Sunday that the city of...

UN envoy: Failure to get rid of Libya mercenaries a threat

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Libya warned the Security Council on Friday that progress on the key issue of withdrawing mercenaries...