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Dolphins lay dead on the shore on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. (AP)

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Residents of Mauritius plan to march in the capital after weeks of demanding why the government didnâ€™t act more...

29 Aug 2020 2:24 PM IST

The development is unlikely to lead to actual trials as Egypts judiciary does not have the financial means needed to prosecute such a large majority of the voters.(AFP)

Egypt to prosecute some 54 million who boycotted elections due to...

It is unlikely to lead to actual trials as Egypt does not have the financial means needed to prosecute such a large...

27 Aug 2020 9:38 AM IST

A man wears a Mali national flag as demonstrators gather during a protest to support the Malian army and the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) at the Independence square in Bamako. (AFP)

Thousands march in Maliâ€™s capital to celebrate presidentâ€™s...

ECOWAS leaders have suspended Maliâ€™s membership, closed its borders and said that financial sanctions would be imposed...

22 Aug 2020 10:53 AM IST

Security forces and others in celebration drive through the streets of the capital Bamako, Mali, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, a day after armed soldiers fired into the air outside President Ibrahim Boubacar Keitas home and took him into their custody. . (AP)

Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita had resigned and dissolved parliament on Tuesday after the mutineers detained him at...

20 Aug 2020 10:21 AM IST

The sun shines through clouds of smoke in an area consumed by fires near Labrea, Amazonas state, Brazil. AP photo

Amazon burning: Blazes pushing world-'s largest rainforest toward...

The smoke is again so thick around Novo Progresso that police have reported motorists have crashed because they canâ€™t...

19 Aug 2020 4:43 PM IST

Malian troops and citizens gather outside the private residence of Malis President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako, Mali. AP photo

Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita quits after armed mutiny

The news of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keitaâ€™s departure was met with jubilation by anti-government demonstrators

19 Aug 2020 3:23 PM IST

Across Africa and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the supply of antiretroviral drugs to many of the more than 24 million people who take them, endangering their lives.(AP)

WHO team to assist South Africa in reinforcing COVID-19 response

South Africa, at present, has the world-'s fifth largest virus caseload with over 5,79,000 confirmed cases and more...

16 Aug 2020 12:32 PM IST

Vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground near Blue Bay Marine Park off the coast of south-east Mauritius. (AFP)

Mauritiusâ€™ oil spill worsens as leaking ship splits in two

Volunteers rushed to the shore to create makeshift oil barriers from tunnels of fabric stuffed with sugar cane leaves...

16 Aug 2020 12:18 PM IST

Volunteers collect seaweed mixed with leaked oil from the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had run aground at the beach in Bois des Amourettes, Mauritius. (AFP)

Ship owner pledges to respond -'sincerely-' to Mauritius-'...

Mauritius declared an unprecedented environmental emergency last week as the ship began seeping oil into a protected...

15 Aug 2020 12:38 PM IST

Nurses collect the data of people about to get tested for COVID-19 at a testing center in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. (AP)

Rwanda resorts to pooled testing to solve COVID supply shortage

Some experts, and even the researchers, had initially noted concerns that the complexity of the approach could deter its...

13 Aug 2020 2:37 PM IST

People scoop leaked oil from the vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground and caused oil leakage near Blue bay Marine Park in southeast Mauritius. (AFP)

Mauritians join hands to contain oil spill in countryâ€™s...

An estimated 1 ton of oil from the Japanese shipâ€™s cargo of 4 tons has already escaped into the sea, officials say

10 Aug 2020 12:39 PM IST

Oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius. (Photo by Georges de La Tremoille of Mu Press/ via AP)

Mauritius declares environmental emergency as stranded ship spills...

A military transport aircraft with pollution control equipment and a navy vessel to be sent by France for Mauritiusâ€™...

8 Aug 2020 2:22 PM IST