First death as Cyclone Kenneth smashes into Mozambique
by Greg Walton and Joaquim Nhamirre Agence France Presse MAPUTO, Mozambique (AFP) -- A powerful cyclone smashed into northern…
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Africa
Mozambique braces for Cyclone Kenneth
A powerful cyclone was set to make landfall in northern Mozambique Thursday, barely a month after a super-storm slammed into…
5 years ago
51 killed, 1,000 people displaced by floods in S.Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Devastating floods in South Africa have left 51 dead and forced more than a thousand…
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Road accident kills 19 wedding guests in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nineteen wedding guests in the northern Nigerian state of Jigawa died when their bus lost control…
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UN says over 260 killed in Libya battle as African leaders meet
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- At least 264 people have been killed and over 1,200 wounded in weeks of fighting on…
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Haftar forces press offensive on Libyan capital
by Imed Lamloum TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Forces backing Libya's unity government battled to push back an offensive by strongman…
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Sudan protest leaders halt talks with military
by Menna Zaki and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudanese protest leaders Sunday suspended talks with military…
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Updated: 13 killed, at least 16 injured as church roof collapses in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Thirteen people were killed and 16 injured when part of a church collapsed on…
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Malian government resigns as anger mounts over massacre that left 160 people dead
BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Mali's prime minister resigned along with his entire government on Thursday following criticism over their…
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In South Sudan, illness is as deadly as war
by Fran BLANDY Agence France-Presse UDIER, South Sudan (AFP) - By the time he was brought into the remote clinic in…
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