WATCH: Major fire erupts at Cameroon whisky distillery
DOUALA, Cameroon (AFP) -- A major fire broke out at a whisky distillery in Douala, spreading to and damaging surrounding…
8 years ago
Africa
Macron announces billion-strong fund for African SMEs
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- France is setting up a billion-euro ($1.2 billion) fund for small- and medium-sized African businesses, President Emmanuel…
9 years ago
E.Guinea leader’s son gets suspended jail term in Paris graft trial
by Juliette MONTESSE and Clare BYRNE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - A French court handed down a three-year suspended jail term…
9 years ago
Pentagon looks at stepped-up Africa role to counter IS
by Sylvie Lanteaume Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States is considering a stepped-up military presence in Africa to…
9 years ago
Up to 250 feared dead in DRCongo mudslide
by Marthe Bosuandole Agence France-Presse BUNIA, DR Congo - As many as 250 people are feared dead after a massive mudslide swept over…
9 years ago
Idle spiders’ epic sea journey from Africa to Australia: study
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A species of spider that usually travels no further than a few feet from where it…
9 years ago
Eight killed in Nigeria suicide bombing: authorities
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AFP) - Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a…
9 years ago
Cash incentives help entrepreneur persuade Nigerians to recycle
LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Olamide Babajide goes out on the streets of Lagos to shop for old tires, a key…
9 years ago
Diabetes taking growing toll on Africa: report
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The costs of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa could double to almost $60 billion annually just 13…
9 years ago
Meningitis caused almost 180 deaths in Niger since January: UN
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- At least 179 people, almost half of them children, have died of meningitis since January in Niger,…
9 years ago
Black rhinos to come back home to Rwanda
by Cyril BELAUD Agence France-Presse KIGALI, Rwanda - Around 20 of Africa's endangered Eastern black rhinos are returning in an…
9 years ago
S.Sudan’s leaders force famine on their people: analysts
by Tristan MCCONNELL Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya - South Sudan's famine is a disaster created by its leaders, say analysts…
9 years ago
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