Africa

E. Guinea military camp blasts toll rises to 105

by Samuel Obiang MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- The death toll from four explosions that rocked a military camp in…

Death toll from E. Guinea military camp blasts rises to 98

by Samuel Obiang MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- The death toll from accidental explosions that rocked a military camp in…

At least 15 dead, 500 injured in E.Guinea blasts: president

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- At least 15 people have been killed and 500 injured after a series of powerful…

Thousands of Madagascar infants treated for malnutrition : charity

JOHANNESBURG, Madagascar (AFP) -- Over 4,000 children have been hospitalized for malnutrition in southern Madagascar this year due to severe…

Africa virus fight boosted as jabs reach Nigeria, Angola

by Louise DEWAST with AFP Africa bureaus ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Millions of coronavirus shots from the global Covax scheme…

Ghana president receives world’s first free Covax jab

ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world's first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from…

Guinea launches Ebola vaccination campaign

by Carol Valade CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after a fresh outbreak of…

Italian envoy killed in DR Congo; attack blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels

by Marthe BOSUANDOLE and Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was…

One in two S.Africans infected by Covid: study and estimates

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Around half of South Africa's population may have already been infected by coronavirus, a…

Kenya’s locust hunters on tireless quest to halt ancient pest

by Fran BLANDY MERU, Kenya (AFP) -- As dawn breaks in central Kenya, a helicopter lifts off in a race…

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