Tag: West Africa
Jihadis expand control to new Burkina Faso fronts
BANFORA, Burkina Faso — Florent Coulibaly, a soldier in Burkina Faso’s army, says he hasn't been sleeping well for the past few months as...
AP sources: Ogwumike files appeal to play in Olympics
LAS VEGAS — Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a last-ditch effort to play...
US to send first vaccine doses to Africa in coming days
WASHINGTON — The U.S. will begin making its first COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa in the coming days, with the ultimate goal of sharing...
AP sources: Ogwumike denied by FIBA to play for Nigeria
LAS VEGAS — Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams have been notified by FIBA that their petitions to play for Nigeria in the upcoming Olympics...
Loss to Nigeria may become learning tool for USA Basketball
LAS VEGAS — Gregg Popovich has been repeating a similar refrain ever since he got the job to coach the U.S. men’s national basketball...
As France plans to shrink Sahel force, jihadi threat grows
GAO, Mali — During a grueling, weeks-long mission in northern Mali, French soldiers were confronted by a familiar threat: Extremists trying to impose the...
In Africa, virus ruins Olympic dreams and tests dedication
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The dreaded test results came back positive for COVID-19 and the illness descended on South African swimmer Erin Gallagher.
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Parents of kidnapped students in Nigeria plea for help
KANO, Nigeria — Praying, crying and waiting for news about their children, the parents of more than 120 Nigerian students abducted by armed bandits...
Dozens of students abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria — Dozens of students were abducted Monday by armed bandits at Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi town of Chikun Local Government...
Veteran Alves but no Neymar as Brazil eyes soccer gold again
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Brazil winning gold lifted the footballing mood of the nation two years after a humiliating, 7-1 loss to Germany at the...