Africa

At least 16 dead in anti-Abiy protests in Ethiopia: Amnesty

  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- At least 16 people have been killed in violence in Ethiopia this week that…

Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize for mending ties with Eritrea

  by Johannes LEDEL Agence France Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian Prime Minister…

Ethiopian Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Dakar: official

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- An Ethiopian Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Dakar with one of its engines on…

Seven children killed in Nairobi classroom collapse: medics

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Seven children died and others were injured when their classroom collapsed on Monday morning in the…

Tourist boat capsizes in Senegal, killing four

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- Four people died after a boat carrying dozens of tourists capsized during heavy storms in Senegal,…

Morocco floods kill 11 in bus accident: local officials

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- At least 11 people were killed Sunday in Morocco after their bus was overturned by a…

Zimbabwe ex-president Mugabe dies aged 95

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017, has died aged 95, the country's president announced…

Japan to host Africa aid forum as China looms large

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan hosts development talks with African leaders this week, looking to boost its…

Two dead, 5 missing after flash flood at Kenyan park

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Six tourists, including a foreigner, and their guide were swept away Sunday after a flash flood…

15 dead in Mali building collapse

BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Fifteen people were killed on Sunday when a three-storey building under construction collapsed "like a house…

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