Immigrants

South Africa’s elite police unit said Friday it was investigating an “element of extremism” in a mosque attack in which one person died after three people’s throats were slit following midday prayers. “You can see elements of hatred to a certain religion” in Thursday’s attack in the mosque’s worship space, Hawks...

The U.S. has issued a formal complaint to the Chinese government over the use of high-grade lasers near the military base in Djibouti that were directed at aircraft and resulted in minor injuries to two American pilots, the Pentagon said Thursday. Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said that the U.S. is confident...

Israel’s Justice minister vowed to help Ethiopia’s Jews immigrate to Israel as soon as possible during a rare visit to Ethiopia. Ayelet Shaked visited the synagogue in Addis Ababa on Sunday. “These programs that will eventually reunite Ethiopian Jews with their families in Israel are not generally easy,” said...

In an abrupt and startling reversal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nixed his own deal Tuesday with the United Nations to resettle tens of thousands of African migrants in Israel and other Western nations, caving in to nationalist critics who have demonized the migrants for taking over poor...

The Trump administration is ending a program that allows citizens of Liberia living in the U.S. to avoid deportation. But it’s allowing a one-year “wind-down” period to ease their return. Liberians have been eligible for Deferred Enforcement Departure since 1999. The program, which began under President Bill...

The European Union moved Wednesday to speed up the return of unauthorized migrants, announcing plans to punish countries that refuse to take back their nationals by restricting visas for their diplomats. While the number of people entering Europe in search of better lives has dropped dramatically over the past...

A top Congolese opposition leader and other figures opposed to longtime President Joseph Kabila met in South Africa on Monday to build a coalition ahead of long-delayed elections in the turbulent, resource-rich country. Ending a three-day forum, delegates at a resort hotel near Johannesburg said they would work...

The Senegalese community in Florence, Italy is demanding justice after an Italian man shot and killed one of their own, apparently just because he was there. Police have excluded a racial motive in Monday’s slaying of Idy Diene. But the killing has heightened tensions after a bitter election campaign saw an...

Burkina Faso’s leaders urged vigilance Saturday, a day after brazen Islamic extremist attacks on the army headquarters and French Embassy in the capital, which killed eight people. An al-Qaida-linked group based in neighboring Mali claimed responsibility for the assaults. It was the third attack on Ouagadougou in...