BAMAKO, MALI — A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadis in Mali in 2017 was freed Saturday, a statement from Mali’s presidential office said.The statement on the presidential Twitter account paid tribute to the courage of Sister Gloria Cecil…
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Volcanic Grit, Water Shortage Threaten La Palma’s Banana Crop
“It’s worse than a plague,” said Pedro Antonio Sanchez, fuming over the volcanic grit coating his bananas, the main source of wealth on the Canaries’ island of La Palma.”It’s worse than a pest or disease because it scratches [the fruit],” said Sanchez,…
Rwandan Genocide Suspect Faces 30 Years in Prison
An alleged participant in the 1994 Rwandan genocide faces a possible 30 years in prison after U.S. officials deported him to Kigali, where he was taken into custody after his arrival Thursday.Oswald Rurangwa, 59, escorted by U.S. security officials, wa…
Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Tanzanian Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah
This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah for his body of work detailing the refugee experience and how colonialism shaped African culture.At a news conference at the Swedish Academy’s headquarters i…
Ash From Latest Eruption Shuts Down Airport in Canary Islands
Spain’s airport authority for the Canary Islands shut down the airport on the island of La Palma again Thursday because of accumulating ash from a volcano that has been erupting there for 18 days.From its Twitter account, the airport authority, Aena, s…
Experts: Rebuilding Lake Chad Basin Key to Staving Off Militant Resurgence
Officials from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria have agreed to work together to reconstruct the Lake Chad Basin. The region has been a hotbed of insecurity due to attacks from Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram and its offshoots. The officials met i…