More than 100 miners are dead after underground tunnels collapsed at an unregulated gold mine near the Central African Republic's border with Cameroon, and rescuers say the body count keeps climbing. Several tunnels at an artisanal mining site in Zamboye gave way roughly two days before recovery teams pulled more than ten additional bodies from […] The post Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic kills more than 100 as rescue efforts falter appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 100 miners are dead after underground tunnels collapsed at an unregulated gold mine near the Central African Republic's border with Cameroon, and rescuers say the body count keeps climbing. Several tunnels at an artisanal mining site in Zamboye gave way roughly two days before recovery teams pulled more than ten additional bodies from the debris on Thursday morning alone. Local Red Cross volunteer Gervais Ganagoro told the Associated Press that hopes of finding anyone alive were fading fast. A court in the Baboua subprefecture, the local administrative jurisdiction, confirmed that the tunnels caved in and triggered a landslide. It opened an investigation to determine why the tunnels failed, identify the dead, track down…Open
President Donald J. Trump has unveiled sweeping economic measures against Iran and warned of severe consequences for nations aiding the regime.
President Donald J. Trump has unveiled sweeping economic measures against Iran and warned of severe consequences for nations aiding the regime. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has announced an “ECONOMIC D-DAY” offensive against Iran , warning countries and businesses that continue supporting Tehran that they could face severe economic consequences. In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused the Islamic Republic of repeatedly rejecting opportunities to negotiate and declared that Washington would now pursue the most aggressive economic campaign ever imposed against a country. DETAIL: Trump said the measures are intended to cripple Iran’s ability to fund terrorism and warned foreign governments, financial…Open
A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of Cameroon.
A newly uncovered Biden White House memo from January 2025 outlined plans to expand Temporary Protected Status to more than 3 million noncitizens, a last-ditch effort to block President Trump's deportation agenda before he even took office. Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Missouri Republican who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, obtained the memo […] The post Biden White House memo laid groundwork to shield 3 million noncitizens from deportation using TPS appeared first on American Almanac .
A newly uncovered Biden White House memo from January 2025 outlined plans to expand Temporary Protected Status to more than 3 million noncitizens, a last-ditch effort to block President Trump's deportation agenda before he even took office. Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Missouri Republican who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, obtained the memo from Archivist of the United States Edward Forst and shared its contents with Fox News Digital . The document, written by Biden's unnamed "senior advisors," recommended sweeping new TPS designations for nationals of several countries, and openly acknowledged the goal was to frustrate the incoming administration's enforcement plans. The memo's own language is blunt. It told Biden…Open
A leaked Canadian military report shows ethnic conflict and rampant sexism in a platoon that consisted of 83 percent immigrants.
A leaked Canadian military report shows ethnic conflict and rampant sexism in a platoon that consisted of 83 percent immigrants . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A leaked Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) report highlights severe issues arising from efforts to recuit immigrants into the military , including ethnic infighting, cultural clashes, and unrealistic expectations among new recruits. Some recruits, particularly permanent residents, struggled with adapting to military expectations, including respecting women as superior officers or peers. DETAIL: According to the report, one training platoon consisted of 83 percent immigrants, leading to cultural and ethnic clashes, such as tensions between recruits from Cameroon and the Ivory Coast (Côte…Open
Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation of Cameroon with a message of peace for its separatist region and for talks with President Paul Biya.
Catholicism is growing fast on the continent, yet Africans play a comparatively small role in church leadership. Cameroon, which Leo XIV will visit Wednesday, shows the divide.
As deaths from diabetes start to rival those from infectious threats like malaria, a new form of the condition linked to malnutrition is surfacing in patients who can afford neither screening nor care.