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…
3 years ago
Africa
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…
3 years ago
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…
3 years ago
Guinea Ebola death toll rises to five
by Carol VALADE, with Philippe SIUBERSKI in Dakar CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Five people have died of Ebola virus in…
3 years ago
Guinea health chief calls Ebola outbreak ‘epidemic’, 7 cases confirmed
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- The head of Guinea's health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst…
3 years ago
Growing concern over first W.Africa Ebola outbreak for five years
by Mouctar Ba with Philippe Siuberski in Dakar CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence…
3 years ago
Covid deaths in Africa jump 40% in one month: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Deaths from Covid-19 in Africa surged by 40 percent over the last month, the World…
3 years ago
At least 24 dead in Morocco underground factory flood
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- At least 24 people died after heavy rain flooded an illegal underground textile workshop at…
3 years ago
South Africa suspends vaccinations as worries grow over AstraZeneca shot
by AFP Bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the…
3 years ago
S.Africa passes second wave peak as first vaccines land
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the country had "passed the peak" of…
3 years ago
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