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Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast,...

Al-Abreen, a group that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants in Libya, said on Facebook that the boat capsized...

29 Oct 2024 9:44 AM

World

Tensions escalate in Mozambique as Oppn figures killed ahead of...

Maputo: Police in Mozambique fired tear gas on Monday to disperse a small crowd in Maputo, where shops were closed ahead...

21 Oct 2024 11:35 AM

Africa

President Murmu Pays Respects At National War Memorial in Malawi

LILONGWE: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday visited the National War Memorial here to pay tributes to soldiers,...

18 Oct 2024 3:33 PM

Africa

17 students killed in fire in Kenya school

Nairobi, Kenya (AP): A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police...

6 Sept 2024 6:10 AM

Africa

At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi...

Villagers in the Barsalogho commune which is 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the capital city were helping security forces...

26 Aug 2024 1:59 PM

Africa

World's second largest diamond found in Botswana

Gaborone: A massive 2,492-carat diamond -- the second largest in the world -- has been discovered in Botswana, the...

22 Aug 2024 12:09 PM

World

What is Mpox, Now Declared Global Health Emergency

Mpox or Monkeypox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and other african countries was declared as ‘Public Health...

20 Aug 2024 8:40 AM

Africa

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

LONDON: The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on...

14 Aug 2024 8:38 PM

Africa

More than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their...

There were 300 migrants on the boat that capsized on Monday near the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, and 120 have been...

25 July 2024 9:38 AM

Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa Re-Elected as South Africa's President

Cyril Ramaphosa secures a second term as South Africa's President, as ANC forms an unprecedented coalition after losing...

15 Jun 2024 1:01 PM

Africa

Search on for missing military plane carrying Malawi vice president

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Soldiers are searching mountainous forests near a city in northern Malawi after a military plane...

11 Jun 2024 4:38 AM

Africa

South Africa's ANC calls demands for President Ramaphosa to step down...

Cape Town: South Africa's African National Congress party will not consider any demands from possible coalition partners...

2 Jun 2024 7:26 PM