UN warns of famine in drought-ravaged southern Madagascar
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Persistent drought in southern Madagascar has left hundreds of thousands of people on the brink…
3 years ago
Africa
Bird flu detected in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected outbreaks of bird flu in the…
3 years ago
S.Africa to resume J&J vaccinations
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa announced Monday it would shortly resume using Johnson & Johnson anti-Covid vaccines, two…
3 years ago
Angola flood death toll rises to 24
LUANDA, Angola (AFP) -- The death toll from a torrential rainstorm that hit Angola's capital Luanda this week has risen…
3 years ago
South Africa’s Cape Town blaze ‘under control’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's Table Mountain smouldered on Tuesday after a fire swept the iconic site,…
3 years ago
650,000 African children given malaria jab: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Two years into a malaria vaccine pilot scheme, more than 650,000 children have been immunised across…
3 years ago
Flash floods kill 14, displace 8,000 in Angolan capital
LUANDA, Angola (AFP) -- Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Angola have killed at least 14 people and displaced…
3 years ago
Cape Town blaze almost contained: parks agency
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- A sweeping fire on South Africa's iconic Table Mountain that choked Cape Town with…
3 years ago
DR Congo launches AstraZeneca vaccine drive
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The DR Congo on Monday launched a vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in the capital Kinshasa,…
3 years ago
Residents evacuated as firefighters battle Table Mountain blaze
by Linda GIVETASH CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- A blaze advanced along South Africa's iconic Table Mountain toward central…
3 years ago
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