Africa

Ebola cases climb to 100 in latest DR Congo outbreak

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- One hundred cases of Ebola have been recorded in DR Congo's northwest in less than…

Mali opposition offers backing to coup leaders

by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Army colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday introduced himself as Mali's…

Mali president announces resignation after military coup

by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali's president said he was resigning to avoid "bloodshed" early…

Rebel soldiers holding Mali president, PM: govt official

BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse are both being held by rebel…

Floods in Sudan kill 63 since July: interior ministry

  KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudan on Sunday said floods caused by torrential rains have killed 63 people since July,…

33 dead in Niger floods

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast(AFP) --  Thirty-three people in Niger have died and more than 80,000 have been affected by floods caused…

6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Tanzania: USGS

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southeast of the Tanzanian financial centre of Dar es Salaam…

Sudan rains and floods claim 20 more lives

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- At least 20 people were killed and 13 others wounded Sunday in torrential rains and flooding,…

Over a million COVID-19 cases in Africa: AFP count

  JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to over one million, with…

Floods affect more than 50,000 in Sudan: UN

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- More than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding across Sudan over the past week, the…

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