Africa

Investors Fight General Electric Plan to Buy Kenyan Coal Plant

Such shareholder activism rarely succeeds, a professor at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington said

Official: Niger Is Facing Existential Threat From Militants 

Niger minister of defense tells VOA militant groups pose serious threat and could infiltrate the country if preemptive measures are not taken

Report: North Korea, Eritrea Have Highest Rates of Modern Slavery

DRC's Kabila Gives No Clues of His Future Plans

He confirms December 23 as date for new presidential election in TV speech; opposition fears he may try to hold on to power

Uganda's Social Media Tax to Stay Despite Protests

An amendment reduces a tax on mobile money services, but the daily tax of 53 cents to access online social media services will remain

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Homeland Security Extends Legal Protections for 500 Somalis in US

Majority of those affected live in Minnesota, home to nation's largest community of Somali-Americans

West Africa's Addiction to Hard Drugs Is on the Rise

Senegal leads anti-addiction fight as drug lords pump in cocaine and heroin to create new market

Spain Becomes Top EU Migrant Destination; Italy Blamed for Deaths at Sea

UN says 1 in 7 migrants drown in Mediterranean since Italy's NGO ban

South Sudan Foes Fail to Reach Power-Sharing Deal

South Sudan Information Minister Michael Makuei said the government agreed to create five vice president positions, but opposition members rejected it

US Intelligence Documents on Nelson Mandela Made Public

The papers reportedly reveal that Washington continued to monitor the South African anti-apartheid hero as a potential Communist menace even after he was released from prison