Tag: Africa

Ilhan Omar: Pelosi sent me back to Africa and tagged along for the ride

Ellie Bufkin · August 1, 2019 10:15 pm

In this Saturday, July 13, 2019 photo, health workers wearing protective gear check on a patient isolated in a plastic cube at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo. On July 17, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak an international emergency after it spread to eastern Congo's biggest city, Goma.

One year later, Ebola outbreak isn’t slowing down

Kimberly Leonard · August 1, 2019 8:21 pm

A woman and her children wait to receive Ebola vaccinations, in the village of Mabalako, in eastern Congo Monday, June 17, 2019.

Trump administration health experts say US not likely to see Ebola outbreak despite spread in Africa

Anna Giaritelli · August 1, 2019 7:55 pm

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., arrives before President Donald Trump signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Dec. 20, 2019.

Pelosi spox corrects Matt Gaetz: Elijah Cummings not one of the black Democrats on trip to Italy and Ghana

John Gage · July 28, 2019 12:19 am

Rescued migrants sit on a coast some 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, July 25, 2019. The U.N. refugee agency and the International Rescue Committee say up to 150 may have perished at sea off the coast of Libya.

150 African migrants feared dead after boats capsize in Mediterranean

Zach Halaschak · July 26, 2019 1:24 pm

In this Tuesday, July 16, 2019 photo, health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC.

Ebola outbreak in the Congo declared a health emergency of ‘international concern’

Regina Barton · July 18, 2019 5:41 pm

A Woman walks near destroyed buildings after a car bomb detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday July 8, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

The US may be funding Iran-backed extremism in Africa

Michael Rubin · July 17, 2019 4:45 pm

Migrants shout outside the Pantheon monument, where illustrious French figures are buried, in the Latin quarter of Paris, Friday, July 12, 2019. Dozens of migrants invaded the Pantheon.

Hundreds of illegal African immigrants storm French Pantheon, demand legal status

Tim Pearce · July 12, 2019 6:28 pm

A Haitian migrant shows off a red cap with his country's flag emblazoned on it.

1,000 Haitians encountered at one part of southern border in four weeks: US officials

Anna Giaritelli · July 6, 2019 12:22 am

Tibetan Buddhist monks assist their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (center), as he arrives to give a religious talk at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India.

Dalai Lama warns Europe could become ‘Muslim’ or ‘African’

Zach Halaschak · June 27, 2019 7:21 pm

The 16,000 migrants passing through San Antonio came with a cost

Anna Giaritelli · June 23, 2019 11:00 am

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar Green Beret, who died from non-combat related injuries in Mali in June 2017.

Navy SEAL convicted in death of Green Beret under investigation for contact with victim’s widow at party

Caitlin Yilek · June 19, 2019 1:30 pm