Miner becomes millionaire after finding biggest tanzanite stones
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (AFP) -- A Tanzanian small-scale miner has become a multi-millionaire after uncovering two of the biggest…
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Africa
DR Congo declares end to Ebola epidemic in east
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- DR Congo's government on Thursday officially declared an end to an Ebola epidemic that broke…
4 years ago
S. Africa to start Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine pilot
by Sofia CHRISTENSEN JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa will roll out the continent's first coronavirus vaccine trial this…
4 years ago
UN urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to ‘work together’ in Nile dam dispute
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN on Monday urged Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to "work together" to resolve…
4 years ago
Malawi braces for historic presidential election re-run
by Jack McBRAMS LILONGWE, Malawi (AFP) -- Malawi goes to the polls on Tuesday in a historic presidential re-run after…
4 years ago
Morocco opens field hospital after spike in virus cases
MOULAY BOUSSELHAM, Morocco (AFP) -- A new field hospital in eastern Morocco will from Sunday receive around 700 COVID-19 patients…
4 years ago
Morocco reports record spike in virus infections
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- Morocco reported on Friday its highest number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections in a single day…
4 years ago
In midst of pandemic, E. Africa braces for another locust invasion
by Marion DOUET Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert…
4 years ago
Al-Qaeda North Africa confirms chief is dead: SITE
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing has confirmed that its Algerian chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is dead, according to…
4 years ago
South Africa’s virus cases jump by 10,000 in five days
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's confirmed coronavirus infections have jumped by more than 10,000 in five days…
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