Africa

S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked

By Saidu Bah FREETOWN, Nov 26, 2023 (AFP) - Armed clashes erupted in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday after…

Madagascar President Rajoelina’s re-election contested

ANTANANARIVO, Nov 25, 2023 (AFP) - Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won another term in office, the election commission said…

70 perish in Kenya flood ’emergency’: Ruto

NAIROBI, Nov 25, 2023 (AFP) - Seventy people have perished in widespread flooding in Kenya that has also driven tens…

Stampede kills 37 during army recruitment in Congo capital

BRAZZAVILLE, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) - Thirty-seven youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in…

Heavy rain in Kenya affects tens of thousands, disrupts cargo

NAIROBI, Nov 19, 2023 (AFP) - Kenya on Sunday said tens of thousands of people across the country had been…

Sudan’s conflict spreads to new regions, UN warns of “humanitarian calamity”

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) - The conflict in Sudan, which has left thousands dead and seven…

S.Sudan floods leave 1.6 million children at risk of hunger: UN

NAIROBI, Nov 6, 2023 (AFP) - More than 1.6 million children aged under five will suffer from malnutrition next year…

Sudan shelling kills 15, RSF claims gains in Darfur

WAD MADANI, Sudan, Nov 4, 2023 (AFP) - At least 15 civilians in Khartoum were killed on Saturday "when shells…

King Charles visits Kenya as colonial past looms large

By Hillary ORINDE, Tanya WILLMER NAIROBI, Oct 31, 2023 (AFP) - King Charles III begins a state visit to Kenya…

China removes defence minister Li Shangfu, ousts ex-FM from cabinet

China on Tuesday removed defence minister Li Shangfu and ousted former foreign minister Qin Gang from its cabinet, state media…

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