Cameroon’s win ends fifteen-year wait
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Cave Squeaker, Rare Frog Last Seen in 1962, Is Found in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The cave squeaker is back. Researchers in Zimbabwe say they have found a rare frog that has not been seen in decades.
Broad Challenge to Trump Order May Center on Cleveland Doctor
Just minutes after a federal judge blocked part of President Trump’s immigration order on Saturday night, ruling that no one with a valid visa should be deported, someone was, according to court papers filed on Thursday.
Étienne Tshisekedi, Congo Opposition Leader for Decades, Dies at 84
Étienne Tshisekedi, a cunning and relentless Congolese opposition leader who was a thorn in the side of his country’s big men for decades, died on Wednesday in Brussels.
The Libyan refugee who made it into the US before the ban
Jetlagged and jittery, Hass walks through the arrivals door at John F. Kennedy International Airport — eyes darting left and right, scanning the sea of strange faces in front of him.
Internet shutdown in Cameroon enters third week
(CNN)A crippling Internet shutdown is entering a third week in the English-speaking region of Cameroon. The government suspended services for Southwest and Northwest province after a series of protests that resulted in violence and the arrest of community leaders.
Cameroon shocks Ghana to reach AFCON final
(CNN)For years, Ghana’s Black Stars have been Africa’s nearly men. Since 2008, they have reached the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals on six consecutive occasions yet failed to lift the continent’s most prestigious prize.
Zimbabwe police arrest anti-Mugabe pastor
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)Zimbabwe police have arrested the pastor who fled the country last year after leading protests against President Robert Mugabe’s government. Pastor Evan Mawarire’s #ThisFlag protest movement gained momentum among Zimbabweans on social media last year after he called on Mugabe’s government to address a failing economy and to respect human rights.
Refugees Welcome. Volunteers Embrace Congolese Family in the Hudson Valley.
At Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a refugee family of five arrived on an 18-hour flight from Africa and, unlike others who had hoped to enter the country over the weekend, was soon standing outside the airport, watching as snow fell like confetti.
A Washington Correspondent’s Own Refugee Experience
WASHINGTON — When I was 13 years old, my family fled our home for the United States. We were refugees, even though we came here on visitor visas that we simply outstayed.