Gabon ferry disaster toll rises to 26 dead
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AFP) -- The toll from this month's ferry disaster off the coast of Gabon has risen to 26…
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Africa
Somalia drought could lead to 135 deaths a day: UN study
The record drought sweeping the Horn of Africa may lead to 135 deaths a day in Somalia between January and…
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Kenya police out in force for opposition protests
by Hillary ORINDE Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenyan riot police were out in force Monday for a day…
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South Africa braces for nationwide protests
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa braced for protests on Monday after a left-wing party called for a "national…
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Ten million children in Africa’s central Sahel face ‘extreme jeopardy’: UN
Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and desperately need humanitarian help…
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Libya’s boxers recover from Kadhafi-era knockout
by Aziz El Massassi Agence France Presse Tripoli, Libya (AFP) -- Omar Zlitni holds a decades-old, black-and-white photo of himself…
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Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326
by Jack McBRAMS Agence France Presse Blantyre, Malawi (AFP) -- The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen…
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Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326
by Jack McBRAMS Agence France-Presse BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) -- The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy has risen to…
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What makes Cyclone Freddy an exceptional storm
Paris, France | AFP | by Julien MIVIELLE Cyclone Freddy, which has twice smashed into the African coast after traversing…
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Rescuers scramble to find survivors in cyclone-hit Malawi
Blantyre, Malawi | AFP | Wednesday 3/15/2023 by Jack McBrams Rescuers scrambled on Wednesday to reach survivors in Malawi's battered…
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